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末任
mò rèn
Pinyin
Definition
末任
-
mò rèn
(of the holder of an official post which no longer exists) the last (incumbent)
Character Decomposition
末
木
一
任
亻
㇒
士
Related Words
(20)
任
Rén
1
surname Ren
2
Ren County 任縣|任县[Rén Xiàn] in Hebei
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]
任意
rèn yì
1
any
2
arbitrary
3
at will
4
at random
末日
Mò rì
1
Judgment Day (in Christian eschatology)
责任
zé rèn
1
responsibility
2
blame
3
duty
4
CL:個|个[gè]
周末
zhōu mò
1
weekend
主任
zhǔ rèn
1
director
2
head
3
CL:個|个[gè]
任性
rèn xìng
1
willful
2
headstrong
3
unruly
任由
rèn yóu
1
to let (sb do sth)
2
to allow
3
regardless of
任选
rèn xuǎn
1
to choose arbitrarily
2
to take whichever one fancies
信任
xìn rèn
1
to trust
2
to have confidence in
切末
qiè mo
1
stage props
前任
qián rèn
1
predecessor
2
ex-
3
former
4
ex (spouse etc)
年末
nián mò
1
end of the year
担任
dān rèn
1
to hold a governmental office or post
2
to assume office of
3
to take charge of
4
to serve as
期末
qī mò
1
end of term
期末考
qī mò kǎo
1
final exam
末
mò
1
tip
2
end
3
final stage
4
latter part
5
inessential detail
6
powder
7
dust
8
opera role of old man
末路
mò lù
1
end of the road
2
final road
3
fig. dead end
4
impasse
Idioms
(18)
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
力不胜任
lì bù shèng rèn
1
not to be up to the task (idiom)
2
incompetent
强弩之末
qiáng nǔ zhī mò
1
lit. an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom)
2
fig. spent force
舍本逐末
shě běn zhú mò
1
to neglect the root and pursue the tip (idiom)
2
to neglect fundamentals and concentrate on details
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)
本末倒置
běn mò dào zhì
1
lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect
2
to stress the incidental over the fundamental
3
to put the cart before the horse
知人善任
zhī rén shàn rèn
1
expert at appointing people according to their abilities (idiom)
2
to put the right people in the right places
穷途末路
qióng tú mò lù
1
lit. the path exhausted, the end of the road (idiom); an impasse
2
in a plight with no way out
3
things have reached a dead end
走马上任
zǒu mǎ shàng rèn
1
to ride to take up an official appointment (idiom); to take on a job with alacrity
2
to undertake a task
走马到任
zǒu mǎ dào rèn
1
to ride to take up an official appointment (idiom); to take on a job with alacrity
2
to undertake a task
走马赴任
zǒu mǎ fù rèn
1
to ride to take up an official appointment (idiom); to take on a job with alacrity
2
to undertake a task
非异人任
fēi yì rén rèn
1
to bear one's own responsibilities and not pass them to others (idiom)
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