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任用
rèn yòng
Pinyin
Definition
任用
-
rèn yòng
to appoint
to assign
Character Decomposition
任
亻
㇒
士
用
用
Related Words
(20)
任何
rèn hé
1
any
2
whatever
3
whichever
4
whatsoever
任务
rèn wu
1
mission
2
assignment
3
task
4
duty
5
role
6
CL:項|项[xiàng],個|个[gè]
使用
shǐ yòng
1
to use
2
to employ
3
to apply
4
to make use of
用
yòng
1
to use
2
to employ
3
to have to
4
to eat or drink
5
expense or outlay
6
usefulness
7
hence
8
therefore
不用
bù yòng
1
need not
主任
zhǔ rèn
1
director
2
head
3
CL:個|个[gè]
享用
xiǎng yòng
1
to enjoy (i.e. have the use or benefit of)
任
Rén
1
surname Ren
2
Ren County 任縣|任县[Rén Xiàn] in Hebei
任性
rèn xìng
1
willful
2
headstrong
3
unruly
任意
rèn yì
1
any
2
arbitrary
3
at will
4
at random
作用
zuò yòng
1
to act on
2
to affect
3
action
4
function
5
activity
6
impact
7
result
8
effect
9
purpose
10
intent
11
to play a role
12
corresponds to English -ity, -ism, -ization
13
CL:個|个[gè]
信任
xìn rèn
1
to trust
2
to have confidence in
信用
xìn yòng
1
to trust
2
credit (commerce)
3
trustworthiness
4
creditworthiness
信用卡
xìn yòng kǎ
1
credit card
备用
bèi yòng
1
reserve
2
spare
3
alternate
4
backup
利用
lì yòng
1
to exploit
2
to make use of
3
to use
4
to take advantage of
5
to utilize
好用
hǎo yòng
1
useful
2
serviceable
3
effective
4
handy
5
easy to use
家用
jiā yòng
1
home-use
2
domestic
3
family expenses
4
housekeeping money
实用
shí yòng
1
practical
2
functional
3
pragmatic
4
applied (science)
专用
zhuān yòng
1
special
2
dedicated
Idioms
(20)
一心二用
yī xīn èr yòng
1
to do two things at once (idiom)
2
to multitask
3
to divide one's attention
任人唯亲
rèn rén wéi qīn
1
to appoint people by favoritism (idiom); nepotism
2
corrupt appointment
任人唯贤
rèn rén wéi xián
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
to get trampled on (idiom)
2
to be taken advantage of
任其自然
rèn qí zì rán
1
to let things take their course (idiom)
2
to leave it to nature
3
laissez-faire
任劳任怨
rèn láo rèn yuàn
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
lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
2
a cool head in a crisis
任贤使能
rèn xián shǐ néng
1
to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
别有用心
bié yǒu yòng xīn
1
to have an ulterior motive (idiom)
别无他用
bié wú tā yòng
1
to have no other use or purpose (idiom)
刚愎自用
gāng bì zì yòng
1
obstinate and self-opinionated (idiom)
割鸡焉用牛刀
gē jī yān yòng niú dāo
1
lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)
2
fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter
3
also written 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀[shā jī yān yòng niú dāo]
力不胜任
lì bù shèng rèn
1
not to be up to the task (idiom)
2
incompetent
大材小用
dà cái xiǎo yòng
1
using a talented person in an insignificant position (idiom)
2
a sledgehammer to crack a nut
宽打窄用
kuān dǎ zhǎi yòng
1
to give oneself leeway (idiom)
2
to allow room for error
感情用事
gǎn qíng yòng shì
1
to act impetuously (idiom); on an impulse
惯用语
guàn yòng yǔ
1
commonly used phrase
2
idiom
3
colloquial usage
新官上任三把火
xīn guān shàng rèn sān bǎ huǒ
1
(of a newly appointed official) to make bold changes on assuming office (idiom)
无所用心
wú suǒ yòng xīn
1
not paying attention to anything (idiom); to idle time away
现学现用
xiàn xué xiàn yòng
1
to immediately put into practice something one has just learned (idiom)
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