走马上任

Traditional: 走馬上任

zǒu mǎ shàng rèn

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to take office; to assume a post

What does 走马上任 mean?

走马上任 (zǒu mǎ shàng rèn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to take office; to assume a post

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走zǒuto walk · to go 马Mǎsurname Ma · abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]上shǎngused in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]任Rénsurname Ren

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走马上任

zǒu mǎ shàng rèn

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