任

To assign in Chinese: 任 (rèn)

rèn

to assign

HSK 3.0 Level 31 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to assign
  2. 2to appoint
  3. 3to take up a post
  4. 4office
  5. 5responsibility
  6. 6to let
  7. 7to allow
  8. 8to give free rein to
  9. 9no matter (how, what etc)
  10. 10classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友)

Stroke order

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任

Zhuyin

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ㄖㄣˋ

rèn

ㄖ/ rㄣ/ enˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 他担任我们班的班长。

    tā dān rèn wǒ men bān de bān zhǎng。

    He serves as the class monitor of our class.

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Related words

任何

rèn hé

any

任务

rèn wu

mission

信任

xìn rèn

to trust

责任

zé rèn

responsibility

担任

dān rèn

to hold a governmental office or post

主任

zhǔ rèn

director

出任

chū rèn

to take up a post

兼任

jiān rèn

to hold several jobs at once

就任

jiù rèn

to take office

连任

lián rèn

to continue in (a political) office

聘任

pìn rèn

to appoint (to a position)

前任

qián rèn

predecessor

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