连任 (連任)
lián rèn
Pinyin

Definition

连任 (連任)
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lián rèn
  1. to continue in (a political) office
  2. to serve for another term of office

Character Decomposition

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

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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不知道奥巴马是否会连任。
bù zhīdào Àobāmǎ shìfǒu huì liánrèn 。
I don't know whether or not Obama will be reelected.
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