前
任

Predecessor in Chinese: 前任 (qián rèn)

qián rèn

predecessor

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1predecessor
  2. 2ex-
  3. 3former
  4. 4ex (spouse etc)

Stroke order

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前
任

Zhuyin

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ㄑㄧㄢˊ

qián

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄖㄣˋ

rèn

ㄖ/ rㄣ/ enˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 这位是我们公司的前任经理。

    zhè wèi shì wǒ men gōng sī de qián rèn jīng lǐ。

    This is our company's former manager.

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Related words

前

qián

front

任

rèn

to assign

前面

qián miàn

ahead

以前

yǐ qián

before

任何

rèn hé

any

任务

rèn wu

mission

提前

tí qián

to shift to an earlier date

信任

xìn rèn

to trust

责任

zé rèn

responsibility

从前

cóng qián

previously

担任

dān rèn

to hold a governmental office or post

目前

mù qián

at the present time

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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