rèn

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Definitions

  1. 1. to assign
  2. 2. to appoint
  3. 3. to take up a post
  4. 4. office
  5. 5. responsibility
  6. 6. to let
  7. 7. to allow
  8. 8. to give free rein to
  9. 9. no matter (how, what etc)
  10. 10. classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友)

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Words Containing 任

上任
shàng rèn

to take office

主任
zhǔ rèn

director

任人宰割
rèn rén zǎi gē

to get trampled on (idiom)

任何
rèn hé

any

任务
rèn wu

mission; assignment; task; duty; role

任命
rèn mìng

to appoint

任性
rèn xìng

willful

任意
rèn yì

any

任期
rèn qī

term of office

任重道远
rèn zhòng dào yuǎn

a heavy load and a long road

信任
xìn rèn

to trust

兼任
jiān rèn

concurrent post

出任
chū rèn

to take up a post; to start in a new job

前任
qián rèn

predecessor

胜任
shèng rèn

qualified

就任
jiù rèn

to take office

担任
dān rèn

to assume office of

班主任
bān zhǔ rèn

teacher in charge of a class

现任
xiàn rèn

to occupy a post currently

聘任
pìn rèn

to appoint (to a position)

责任
zé rèn

responsibility

连任
lián rèn

to continue in (a political) office

重任
zhòng rèn

heavy responsibility

下任
xià rèn

next to serve

不信任动议
bù xìn rèn dòng yì

motion of no confidence (against the government, in parliamentary debates)

不信任投票
bù xìn rèn tóu piào

vote of no-confidence

不信任案
bù xìn rèn àn

no-confidence motion

中航技进出口有限责任公司
zhōng háng jì jìn chū kǒu yǒu xiàn zé rèn gōng sī

China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation (CATIC)

任一
rèn yī

any

任一个
rèn yī ge

any one of (a list of possibilities)

任丘市
rén qiū shì

Renqiu, county-level city in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州[cāng zhōu], Hebei

任事
rèn shì

appointment to an important post

任人
rèn rén

to appoint (sb to a post)

任人唯亲
rèn rén wéi qīn

(idiom) to appoint people by favoritism; to practice cronyism (or nepotism)

任人唯贤
rèn rén wéi xián

to appoint people according to their merits (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity

任令
rèn lìng

to allow (sth to happen)

任便
rèn biàn

as you see fit

任侠
rèn xiá

chivalrous

任免
rèn miǎn

to appoint and dismiss

任内
rèn nèi

period in office

任其自然
rèn qí zì rán

to let things take their course (idiom)

任务栏
rèn wu lán

taskbar (computing)

任务管理器
rèn wu guǎn lǐ qì

(computing) task manager

任劳任怨
rèn láo rèn yuàn

to work hard without complaint (idiom)

任命状
rèn mìng zhuàng

certificate of appointment (to government office)

任咎
rèn jiù

to take the blame

任城
rèn chéng

Rencheng district of Jining city 濟寧市|济宁市, Shandong

任城区
rèn chéng qū

Rencheng district of Jining city 濟寧市|济宁市, Shandong

任天堂
rèn tiān táng

Nintendo

任安
rén ān

Ren An (-c. 90 BC), Han Dynasty general, also called Ren Shaoqing 任少卿

任从
rèn cóng

at one's discretion

任情
rèn qíng

to let oneself go

任意球
rèn yì qiú

free kick

任凭
rèn píng

no matter what

任凭风浪起,稳坐钓鱼台
rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái

lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom)

任气
rèn qì

to act on impulse

任用
rèn yòng

to appoint

任由
rèn yóu

to let (sb do sth)

任直
rèn zhí

Nintendo Direct (announcement presentation)

任县
rén xiàn

Ren county in Xingtai 邢台[xíng tái], Hebei

任职期间
rèn zhí qī jiān

term of office

任听
rèn tīng

to allow (sb to act arbitrarily)

任诞
rèn dàn

dissipated

任课
rèn kè

to give classes

任贤使能
rèn xián shǐ néng

to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity

任达华
rén dá huá

Simon Yam Tat-Wah (1955-), Hong Kong actor and film producer

任选
rèn xuǎn

to choose freely; to pick whichever one fancies

任重
rèn zhòng

a load

任随
rèn suí

to allow (sb to have his head)

企业社会责任
qǐ yè shè huì zé rèn

corporate social responsibility (CSR)

候任
hòu rèn

-elect

充任
chōng rèn

to fill a post

副主任
fù zhǔ rèn

deputy director

力不胜任
lì bù shèng rèn

not to be up to the task (idiom)

胜任能力
shèng rèn néng lì

competency

升任
shēng rèn

to be promoted to

卸任
xiè rèn

to leave office

受任
shòu rèn

to appoint

可信任
kě xìn rèn

trusty

吴任臣
wú rèn chén

Wu Renchen (1628-1689), Qing dynasty polymath and historian, author of History of Ten States of South China 十國春秋|十国春秋

多任务处理
duō rèn wu chǔ lǐ

multitasking (computing)

委以重任
wěi yǐ zhòng rèn

(literary) to entrust (sb) with an important task

委任
wěi rèn

to appoint

委任书
wěi rèn shū

letter of appointment

委任统治
wěi rèn tǒng zhì

mandate (territory administration)

妇女主任
fù nǚ zhǔ rèn

director of the local committee of the Women's Federation

孔尚任
kǒng shàng rèn

Kong Shangren (1648-1718), Qing dramatist and poet, author of The Peach Blossom Fan 桃花扇[táo huā shàn]

宋任穷
sòng rèn qióng

Song Renqiong (1909-2005), general of the People's Liberation Army

专任
zhuān rèn

full-time

常任
cháng rèn

permanent

常任理事国
cháng rèn lǐ shì guó

permanent member state (of the UN Security Council)

后任
hòu rèn

successor

捷尔任斯克
jié ěr rèn sī kè

Dzerzhinsk, Russian city

授任
shòu rèn

to appoint

接任
jiē rèn

to take over (as minister, manager etc)

提任
tí rèn

to promote and appoint

放任
fàng rèn

to ignore

放任政策
fàng rèn zhèng cè

laissez-faire policy; non-interference

放任自流
fàng rèn zì liú

to let sb do whatever they want

新任
xīn rèn

newly-appointed

时任
shí rèn

then (as in \the then chairman\)

有责任
yǒu zé rèn

liable

荣任
róng rèn

to be appointed or elevated to a post

历任
lì rèn

(of several persons) the successive (presidents etc)

民事责任
mín shì zé rèn

civil liability (law)

法律责任
fǎ lǜ zé rèn

liability

派任
pài rèn

to set apart

为己任
wéi jǐ rèn

to make it one's business

无任
wú rèn

extremely (pleased, grateful etc)

无任感激
wú rèn gǎn jī

deeply obliged

特任
tè rèn

special appointment

特别任务连
tè bié rèn wu lián

Special Duties Unit, Hong Kong special police

知人善任
zhī rén shàn rèn

(idiom) expert at appointing people according to their abilities; to put the right people in the right places

系主任
xì zhǔ rèn

chairman of department

总统任期
zǒng tǒng rèn qī

presidential term of office

继任
jì rèn

to succeed sb in a job

继任者
jì rèn zhě

successor

听之任之
tīng zhī rèn zhī

to take a laissez-faire attitude

听任
tīng rèn

to let (sth happen)

自由放任
zì yóu fàng rèn

laissez-faire

莅任
lì rèn

to attend

词汇判断任务
cí huì pàn duàn rèn wu

lexical decision task (psychology)

调任
diào rèn

to transfer

负有责任
fù yǒu zé rèn

at fault

负责任
fù zé rèn

to take responsibility

责任事故
zé rèn shì gù

accident occurring due to negligence

责任人
zé rèn rén

responsible person

责任制
zé rèn zhì

system of job responsibility

责任心
zé rèn xīn

sense of responsibility

责任感
zé rèn gǎn

sense of responsibility

责任编辑
zé rèn biān jí

editor in charge

走马上任
zǒu mǎ shàng rèn

(idiom) to take office; to assume a post

走马到任
zǒu mǎ dào rèn

see 走馬上任|走马上任[zǒu mǎ shàng rèn]

走马赴任
zǒu mǎ fù rèn

see 走馬上任|走马上任[zǒu mǎ shàng rèn]

赴任
fù rèn

to travel to take up a new post

赵元任
zhào yuán rèn

Yuen Ren Chao (1892-1982), Chinese-American linguist

轮任
lún rèn

rotating appointment (e.g. presidency of EU)

辞任
cí rèn

to resign (a position)

退任
tuì rèn

to retire

逃避责任
táo bì zé rèn

to evade responsibility

连带责任
lián dài zé rèn

to bear joint responsibility for sth

离任
lí rèn

to leave office

非异人任
fēi yì rén rèn

to bear one's own responsibilities and not pass them to others (idiom)

首任
shǒu rèn

first person to be appointed to a post