任
rèn
Pinyin

Definition

任
 - 
rèn
  1. to assign
  2. to appoint
  3. to take up a post
  4. office
  5. responsibility
  6. to let
  7. to allow
  8. to give free rein to
  9. no matter (how, what etc)
  10. classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友)
任
 - 
Rén
  1. surname Ren
  2. Ren County 任縣|任县[Rén Xiàn] in Hebei

Character Decomposition

Compounds (10)

凭
píng
  1. 1 variant: 凭 píng
凭
píng
  1. 1 to lean against
  2. 2 to rely on
  3. 3 on the basis of
  4. 4 no matter (how, what etc)
  5. 5 proof
赁
lìn
  1. 1 to rent
恁
nèn
  1. 1 to think
  2. 2 this
  3. 3 which?
  4. 4 how? (literary)
  5. 5 Taiwan pr. [rèn]
恁
nín
  1. 1 old variant of 您[nín]

Related Words (20)

任
Rén
  1. 1 surname Ren
  2. 2 Ren County 任縣|任县[Rén Xiàn] in Hebei
任何
rèn hé
  1. 1 any
  2. 2 whatever
  3. 3 whichever
  4. 4 whatsoever
任务
rèn wu
  1. 1 mission
  2. 2 assignment
  3. 3 task
  4. 4 duty
  5. 5 role
  6. 6 classifier: 项 xiàng
  7. 7 classifier: 个 gè
任意
rèn yì
  1. 1 any
  2. 2 arbitrary
  3. 3 at will
  4. 4 at random
责任
zé rèn
  1. 1 responsibility
  2. 2 blame
  3. 3 duty
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè

Idioms (14)

任人唯亲
rèn rén wéi qīn
  1. 1 to appoint people by favoritism (idiom); nepotism
  2. 2 corrupt appointment
任人唯贤
rèn rén wéi xián
  1. 1 to appoint people according to their merits (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
任人宰割
rèn rén zǎi gē
  1. 1 to get trampled on (idiom)
  2. 2 to be taken advantage of
任其自然
rèn qí zì rán
  1. 1 to let things take their course (idiom)
  2. 2 to leave it to nature
  3. 3 laissez-faire
任劳任怨
rèn láo rèn yuàn
  1. 1 to work hard without complaint (idiom)

Sample Sentences

此前，特雷莎·梅曾在英国全体保守党议员会议上表示，在“脱欧”协议通过后，她将辞去首相职务。而此次她提前公布了离任时间表，分析人士认为主要有2大因素。
cǐqián ，Tèléishā ·Méi céng zài Yīngguó quántǐ bǎoshǒudǎng yìyuán huìyì shàng biǎoshì ，zài “tuōŌu ”xiéyì tōngguò hòu ，tā jiāng cíqù shǒuxiàng zhíwù 。ér cǐcì tā tíqián gōngbù le lírèn shíjiānbiǎo ，fēnxī rénshì rènwéi zhǔyào yǒu dà yīnsù 。
Earlier, Teresa May said at a meeting of all Conservative Party members in the UK that she would resign as prime minister after "Brexit" agreement was passed. This time, she announced her departure ahead of time and analysts believe there are two major factors.
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英国首相特雷莎·梅5月24日表示，她将于6月7日辞去保守党领导人一职，但将留任首相至保守党新领导人产生。
Yīngguó shǒuxiàng Tèléishā ·Méi yuè rì biǎoshì ，tā jiāng yú yuè rì cíqù bǎoshǒudǎng lǐngdǎorén yī zhí ，dàn jiāng liúrèn shǒuxiàng zhì bǎoshǒudǎng Xīn lǐngdǎorén chǎnshēng 。
1: British Prime Minister Teresa May said on May 24 that she will resign as the leader of the Conservative Party on June 7, but will remain as prime minister until the new leader of the Conservative Party comes on board.
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老板交给我一个任务。
lǎobǎn jiāogěi wǒ yīgē rènwu 。
My boss assigned a task to me.
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最近的工作任务是极其繁重的。
zuìjìn de gōngzuò rènwu shì jíqí fánzhòng de 。
The workload recently is extremely heavy.
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坦白说，我觉得他没办法胜任这份工作。
tǎnbái shuō ，wǒ juéde tā méi bànfǎ shèngrèn zhè fèn gōngzuò 。
Frankly speaking, I don't think he is qualified for this job.
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哪里是我的功劳，还是要感谢您的信任
nǎlǐ shì wǒ de gōngláo ，háishi yào gǎnxiè nín de xìnrèn
The credit is not all mine, its your trust in me that I’ve to thank.
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在距今大约两千三百多年前，战国时代齐国的一任国君齐宣王，特别喜欢听用竽吹奏出来的乐曲。齐宣王同时也是一位爱好排场的人，有天他命令手下替他高薪聘请了三百位擅长吹奏竽的乐师，组了一支大乐队，之后隔三差五就让这三百位乐师聚在一块儿合奏给他听。
zài jùjīn dàyuē liǎng qiān sān bǎi duō nián qián ，ZhànguóShídài Qíguó de yī Rèn guójūn QíXuānwáng ，tèbié xǐhuan tīng yòng yú chuīzòu chūlái de yuèqǔ 。QíXuānwáng tóngshí yě shì yī wèi àihào páichang de rén ，yǒu tiān tā mìnglìng shǒuxià tì tā gāoxīn pìnqǐng le sān bǎi wèi shàncháng chuīzòu yú de yuèshī ，zǔ le yī Zhī dà yuèduì ，zhīhòu gésānchàwǔ jiù ràng zhè sānbǎi wèi yuèshī jù zài yīkuàir hézòu gěi tā tīng 。
Around two thousand three hundred years ago, during the Warring States Period, there was a king from the Qi State, King Xuan of the State of Qi, who adored listening to musical compositions by the yu. The King was also someone who loved extravagant scenes. One day, he set out an order to his men to hire 300 musicians that played the yu to form an orchestra. After this, he would have these 300 musicians play the yu for him as an ensemble every few days.
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新官上任三把火，你被烧到了吗？
xīnguānshàngrènsānbǎhuǒ ，nǐ bèi shāo dào le ma ？
A new broom sweeps clean, were you swept?
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可能就是因为我太出风头了，才会变成她的眼中钉。刚上任就给我下马威。
kěnéng jiùshì yīnwèi wǒ tài chūfēngtou le ，cái huì biànchéng tā de yǎnzhōngdīng 。gāng shàngrèn jiù gěi wǒ xiàmǎwēi 。
It's probably because I took too much of the spotlight that I became a thorn in her side. She cracked the whip with me right after she took office.
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日本奥林匹克委员会主席竹田恒和19日说，他今年6月任期结束时会卸任，不寻求连任，同时辞去国际奥委会委员职务。竹田涉嫌行贿、换取东京奥运会承办权，遭法国检察机关调查。
Rìběn Àolínpǐkè wěiyuánhuì zhǔxí zhútiánhéng hé rì shuō ，tā jīnnián yuè rènqī jiéshù shí huì xièrèn ，bù xúnqiú liánrèn ，tóngshí cíqù GuójìÀowěihuì wěiyuán zhíwù 。Zhútián shèxián xínghuì 、huànqǔ Dōngjīng Àoyùnhuì chéngbànquán ，zāo Fǎguó jiǎnchá jīguān diàochá 。
Japanese Olympic Committee Chairman Tsunekazu Takeda said on the 19th that he will step down at the end of his term of office in June this year and will not seek re-election. He will also resign as a member of the International Olympic Committee. Tsunekazu Takeda was suspected of bribery in exchange for the right to host the Tokyo Olympics and was investigated by the French prosecutors.
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