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Expressing 'newly appointed' with 新任 (xīnrèn)
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Structure
新任 + Title/Position
Explanation
新任 (xīnrèn) means "newly appointed" or "newly inaugurated." It is placed before a title or position to indicate that someone has recently taken on that role, as in 新任总统 (newly appointed president).
Examples
新任经理上任第一天就召开了全体会议。
Xīnrèn jīnglǐ shàngrèn dì yī tiān jiù zhàokāi le quántǐ huìyì.
The new manager held a company-wide meeting on his first day in office.
新任大使已经抵达北京准备就职。
Xīnrèn dàshǐ yǐjīng dǐdá Běijīng zhǔnbèi jiùzhí.
The new ambassador has already arrived in Beijing to prepare for taking office.
大家都对新任老师印象很好。
Dàjiā dōu duì xīnrèn lǎoshī yìnxiàng hěn hǎo.
Everyone has a very good impression of the new teacher.