Meaning of 走马上任
走马上任 means to take office; to assume an official position. Pronounced zǒu mǎ shàng rèn.
- to take office; to assume an official position
Definitions & Examples
Xīn新
rèn任
shì市
zhǎng长
míng明
tiān天
jiù就
yào要
zǒu走
mǎ马
shàng上
rèn任
le了
。
The new mayor will take office tomorrow.
Tā他
zǒu走
mǎ马
shàng上
rèn任
hòu后
，
lì立
jí即
zhuó着
shǒu手
jìn进
xíng行
gǎi改
gé革
。
Immediately after taking office, he set about implementing reforms.
Zhè这
wèi位
jiāng将
jūn军
zǒu走
mǎ马
shàng上
rèn任
bù不
dào到
yī一
gè个
yuè月
，
jiù就
niǔ扭
zhuǎn转
le了
zhàn战
jú局
。
This general had been in command for less than a month when he turned the tide of battle.
Xīn新
jīng经
lǐ理
zǒu走
mǎ马
shàng上
rèn任
，
dì第
yī一
bǎ把
huǒ火
jiù就
shāo烧
dào到
le了
rén人
shì事
bù部
mén门
。
The new manager took office, and his first act was to target the personnel department.