No. 4,298 in Chinese
就任
"To take office" or "to assume a position."
In a sentence
他于去年就任公司的首席执行官。
He assumed the position of the company's CEO last year.
In this sentence, '就任' means 'to take up a position or to assume an appointment' and is used to describe a formal acceptance of a role.
在毕业后，他就任了一所学校的教师。
Upon graduating, he took up a position as a teacher at a school.
Here, '就任' signifies starting a professional role, highlighting the transition from one status (graduate) to another (teacher).
新总统将在下个月正式就任。
The new president will officially take office next month.
'就任' is utilized here to express the incoming inauguration or commencement of duties in an official capacity.
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