走马上任 — Chinese idiom
走马上任
zǒu mǎ shàng rèn
Traditional: 走馬上任
Meaning
- to take office; to assume a post
Character by character
- 走zǒuto walk, to run, to flee
- 马mǎhorse; surname
- 上shàngabove, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; prev
- 任rènto trust, to rely on; to appoint; to bear; duty, o
Idioms sharing a character
- 人走茶凉 rén zǒu chá liáng
- 奔走相告 bēn zǒu xiāng gào
- 东奔西走 dōng bēn xī zǒu
- 笔走龙蛇 bǐ zǒu lóng shé
- 行尸走肉 xíng shī zǒu ròu
- 走投无路 zǒu tóu wú lù
- 走桃花运 zǒu táo huā yùn
- 走马看花 zǒu mǎ kàn huā
- 走马章台 zǒu mǎ zhāng tái
- 走马观花 zǒu mǎ guān huā
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