下任

xiàrèn

noun #12,099

Meanings

1 next office holder
2 next (person) to serve in a position

Characters

term of office; to appoint

Examples

下任总统会是谁？

Xiàrèn zǒngtǒng huì shì shéi?

Who will be the next president?

下任校长已经选好了。

Xiàrèn xiàozhǎng yǐjīng xuǎn hǎole.

The next principal has already been selected.

Tips

grammar

下任 is placed before a title: 下任总统 (next president), 下任主席 (next chairman). The opposite is 上任 (previous office holder, or to take office).

Stroke Order

下 xià

任 rèn