候任
hòu rèn
Pinyin

Definition

候任
 - 
hòu rèn
  1. -elect
  2. designate
  3. (i.e. elected or appointed but not yet installed)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

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 CL:項|项[xiàng],個|个[gè]
时候
shí hou
  1. 1 time
  2. 2 length of time
  3. 3 moment
  4. 4 period
主任
zhǔ rèn
  1. 1 director
  2. 2 head
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
任
Rén
  1. 1 surname Ren
  2. 2 Ren County 任縣|任县[Rén Xiàn] in Hebei
任性
rèn xìng
  1. 1 willful
  2. 2 headstrong
  3. 3 unruly
任意
rèn yì
  1. 1 any
  2. 2 arbitrary
  3. 3 at will
  4. 4 at random
伺候
cì hòu
  1. 1 to serve
  2. 2 to wait upon
信任
xìn rèn
  1. 1 to trust
  2. 2 to have confidence in
到时候
dào shí hòu
  1. 1 when the moment comes
  2. 2 at that time
问候
wèn hòu
  1. 1 to give one's respects
  2. 2 to send a greeting
  3. 3 (fig.) (coll.) to make offensive reference to (somebody dear to the person to whom one is speaking)
守候
shǒu hòu
  1. 1 to wait for
  2. 2 to expect
  3. 3 to keep watch
  4. 4 to watch over
  5. 5 to nurse
小时候
xiǎo shí hou
  1. 1 in one's childhood
有时候
yǒu shí hou
  1. 1 sometimes
有的时候
yǒu de shí hòu
  1. 1 sometimes
  2. 2 at times
气候
qì hòu
  1. 1 climate
  2. 2 atmosphere
  3. 3 situation
  4. 4 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
班主任
bān zhǔ rèn
  1. 1 teacher in charge of a class
等候
děng hòu
  1. 1 to wait
  2. 2 to wait for
责任
zé rèn
  1. 1 responsibility
  2. 2 blame
  3. 3 duty
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
责任心
zé rèn xīn
  1. 1 sense of responsibility

Idioms (16)

不到火候不揭锅
bù dào huǒ hòu bù jiē guō
  1. 1 don't act until the time is ripe (idiom)
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
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)
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
过时不候
guò shí bù hòu
  1. 1 being late is not acceptable (idiom)
非异人任
fēi yì rén rèn
  1. 1 to bear one's own responsibilities and not pass them to others (idiom)

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