任期
rèn qī
Pinyin

Definition

任期
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rèn qī
  1. term of office
  2. CL:屆|届[jiè]
  3. tenure (entire period in office)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

Rén
  1. 1 surname Ren
  2. 2 Ren County 任縣|任县[Rén Xiàn] in Hebei
rèn hé
  1. 1 any
  2. 2 whatever
  3. 3 whichever
  4. 4 whatsoever
rèn wu
  1. 1 mission
  2. 2 assignment
  3. 3 task
  4. 4 duty
  5. 5 role
  6. 6 CL:項|项[xiàng],個|个[gè]
rèn yì
  1. 1 any
  2. 2 arbitrary
  3. 3 at will
  4. 4 at random
jià qī
  1. 1 vacation
xīng qī
  1. 1 week
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
  3. 3 day of the week
  4. 4 Sunday
  1. 1 variant of 期[qī]
  2. 2 period
  3. 3 cycle
qī dài
  1. 1 to look forward to
  2. 2 to await
  3. 3 expectation
qī jiān
  1. 1 period of time
  2. 2 time
  3. 3 time period
  4. 4 period
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
zé rèn
  1. 1 responsibility
  2. 2 blame
  3. 3 duty
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
zhǔ rèn
  1. 1 director
  2. 2 head
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
rèn xìng
  1. 1 willful
  2. 2 headstrong
  3. 3 unruly
rèn yóu
  1. 1 to let (sb do sth)
  2. 2 to allow
  3. 3 regardless of
rèn xuǎn
  1. 1 to choose arbitrarily
  2. 2 to take whichever one fancies
jiā qī
  1. 1 wedding day
  2. 2 day of tryst
xìn rèn
  1. 1 to trust
  2. 2 to have confidence in
chū qī
  1. 1 initial stage
  2. 2 beginning period
dào qī
  1. 1 to fall due (loan etc)
  2. 2 to expire (visa etc)
  3. 3 to mature (investment bond etc)
qián rèn
  1. 1 predecessor
  2. 2 ex-
  3. 3 former
  4. 4 ex (spouse etc)
qián qī
  1. 1 preceding period
  2. 2 early stage

Idioms (17)

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)
任凭风浪起,稳坐钓鱼台
rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái
  1. 1 lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
  2. 2 a cool head in a crisis
任贤使能
rèn xián shǐ néng
  1. 1 to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
力不胜任
lì bù shèng rèn
  1. 1 not to be up to the task (idiom)
  2. 2 incompetent
后会有期
hòu huì yǒu qī
  1. 1 I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom)
  2. 2 Hope to see you again.
新官上任三把火
xīn guān shàng rèn sān bǎ huǒ
  1. 1 (of a newly appointed official) to make bold changes on assuming office (idiom)
期期艾艾
qī qī ài ài
  1. 1 stammering (idiom)
知人善任
zhī rén shàn rèn
  1. 1 expert at appointing people according to their abilities (idiom)
  2. 2 to put the right people in the right places
走马上任
zǒu mǎ shàng rèn
  1. 1 to ride to take up an official appointment (idiom); to take on a job with alacrity
  2. 2 to undertake a task
走马到任
zǒu mǎ dào rèn
  1. 1 to ride to take up an official appointment (idiom); to take on a job with alacrity
  2. 2 to undertake a task
走马赴任
zǒu mǎ fù rèn
  1. 1 to ride to take up an official appointment (idiom); to take on a job with alacrity
  2. 2 to undertake a task
遥遥无期
yáo yáo wú qī
  1. 1 far in the indefinite future (idiom); so far away it seems forever
非异人任
fēi yì rén rèn
  1. 1 to bear one's own responsibilities and not pass them to others (idiom)

Sample Sentences

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.
他们觉得,奥巴马在四年的任期内没有很大的作为。特别是在经济方面,经济不景气,失业率很高,很多年轻人都找不到工作。而罗姆尼有丰富的商界经验,所以大家对他的经济能力比较有信心,觉得他能振兴美国经济。
tāmen juéde ,Àobāmǎ zài sì nián de rènqī nèi méiyǒu hěn dà de zuòwéi 。tèbié shì zài jīngjì fāngmiàn ,jīngjì bù jǐngqì ,shīyèlǜ hěn gāo ,hěn duō niánqīngrén dōu zhǎobudào gōngzuò 。ér Luómǔní yǒu fēngfù de shāngjiè jīngyàn ,suǒyǐ dàjiā duì tā de jīngjì nénglì bǐjiào yǒu xìnxīn ,juéde tā néng zhènxīng Měiguó jīngjì 。
They think that Obama during his four year term hasn't accomplished a lot. It's especially true with regard to the economy. The economy is in recession. The unemployment rate is high. Many young people can't find a job. However, Romney has deep experience in the business world, so everyone has confidence in his economic ability. They think he can revitalize the American economy.
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