下车伊始 — “Immediately upon alighting from the carriage, at the very beginning”
下车伊始 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Upon one's initial arrival at a new place or position, often with a task or responsibility; at the very beginning of one's tenure or mission in a new location”. Literally, “Immediately upon alighting from the carriage, at the very beginning”.
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Origin and Story of 下车伊始
In the late Shang Dynasty, King Wu of Zhou (Ji Chang) led his army to attack the Shang forces, occupied their capital Chaoge, and overthrew the Shang Dynasty.
While still in his chariot entering the city, King Wu promptly enfeoffed various nobles: the descendants of the Yellow Emperor were granted the fief of Ji, the descendants of Emperor Shun were granted Chen, and the descendants of Yu the Great were granted Qi. This measure helped stabilize society.
Since these newly appointed officials traveled by postal carriages to their new posts, the phrase "下车伊始" (xià chē yī shǐ), meaning "immediately upon alighting from the carriage," came to be used in official documents to refer to someone's initial arrival at a new post.
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- xià下bù不wéi为lì例not to be repeated
- xià下bu不liǎo了tái台unable to extricate oneself from an embarrassing situation
- xià下bù不lái来tái台unable to save face in public
- xià下lín临wú无dì地bottomless drop from a great height
- xià下lín临wú无jì际looking down upon a boundless depth
- xià下qiáo乔rù入yōu幽descend from good to bad
- xià下qiáo乔mù木rù入yōu幽gǔ谷descend from good to bad situation
- xià下qiáo乔qiān迁gǔ谷decline from prosperity to adversity
- xià下jǐng井tóu投shí石harm someone already in trouble
- xià下huí回fēn分jiě解To be continued
- xià下bǎn坂zǒu走wán丸roll effortlessly down a slope
- xià下sāi塞shàng上lóng聋blocked below, deaf above
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Open the tool →Questions about 下车伊始
What does 下车伊始 mean?
下车伊始 (xià chē yī shǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Upon one's initial arrival at a new place or position, often with a task or responsibility; at the very beginning of one's tenure or mission in a new location”.
How do you pronounce 下车伊始?
下车伊始 is pronounced xià chē yī shǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 下车伊始 literally mean?
Literally, 下车伊始 means “Immediately upon alighting from the carriage, at the very beginning”. It is used to mean “Upon one's initial arrival at a new place or position, often with a task or responsibility; at the very beginning of one's tenure or mission in a new location”.
Where does 下车伊始 come from?
下车伊始 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 下车伊始?
伊：文言助词；始：开始。旧指新官刚到任。现比喻带着工作任务刚到一个地方。