assume office; take up duties
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
(of officials) to take up one's post and begin work; to assume duties
literaryA formal, literary term used specifically for officials beginning their term of office. Often used in the set phrase 就职视事.
Xīn新
rèn任
zǒng总
jīng经
lǐ理
jiāng将
yú于
xià下
zhōu周
yī一
zhèng正
shì式
shì视
shì事
。
The newly appointed general manager will officially assume duties next Monday.
Zǒng总
tǒng统
xuān宣
shì誓
jiù就
zhí职
hòu后
jí即
kè刻
shì视
shì事
。
The president assumed office immediately after taking the oath of inauguration.
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Zhè这
wèi位
guān官
yuán员
yǐ已
jīng经
shì视
shì事
sān三
nián年
le了
。
This official has been in office for three years already.