升任

shēngrèn
verb #53,016

Meanings

  1. 1 to be promoted to (a post)

Examples

HSK 3
Tā qùnián shēngrèn jīnglǐ.
He was promoted to manager last year.
HSK 6
Tā zài gōngsī gōngzuò le shí nián, zuìjìn shēngrèn xiāoshòu zǒngjiān.
She had worked at the company for ten years and was recently promoted to sales director.

Tips

usage
升任 takes the new post directly after it: 升任校长 'to be promoted to principal'. It belongs to news and official notices about appointments; in conversation people say 升职 'to get a promotion'. Compare 调任 'to be transferred to a post'.

Stroke Order

升 shēng
任 rèn