走馬上任 zǒu mǎ shàng rèn

to undertake a task

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to undertake a task
  2. 2. to ride to take up an official appointment (idiom); to take on a job with alacrity

Characters

Character Meaning
走 zǒu HSK 2
to go; to walk; to leave
馬 mǎ
horse; surname Ma
上 shàng HSK 1
to go up; on top; above
任 rèn HSK 4
no matter (how, what etc); to let; to allow