任
Ancient forms
4 formsGlyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
Meaning
- to assign
- to appoint
- to take up a post
- office
- responsibility
- to let
- to allow
- to give free rein to
- no matter (how, what etc)
- classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友)
Rén ren2
- surname Ren
- Ren County 任县 in Hebei
Example sentences
HSK words with 任 · 24 of 25
- 任何 rènhé any
- 任务 rènwu mission; assignment; task; duty; role
- 责任 zérèn responsibility
- 信任 xìnrèn to trust
- 主任 zhǔrèn director
- 担任 dānrèn to hold a governmental office or post
- 班主任 bānzhǔrèn teacher in charge of a class
- 任意 rènyì any
- 任命 rènmìng to appoint
- 前任 qiánrèn predecessor
- 责任感 zérèngǎn sense of responsibility
- 现任 xiànrèn to occupy a post currently
- 任职 rènzhí to hold a post; to take office
- 任性 rènxìng willful
- 上任 shàngrèn to take office
- 胜任 shèngrèn qualified
- 任期 rènqī term of office
- 重任 zhòngrèn heavy responsibility
- 连任 liánrèn to continue in (a political) office
- 就任 jiùrèn to take office
- 出任 chūrèn to take up a post; to start in a new job
- 兼任 jiānrèn to hold several jobs at once
- 聘任 pìnrèn to appoint (to a position)
- 任重道远 rènzhòngdàoyuǎn a heavy load and a long road