What does 任 mean in Chinese?

任 (rèn) means "to assign; to appoint; to take up a post; office; responsibility; to let; to allow; to give free rein to; no matter (how, what etc); classifier for the number of terms served in office, post, or rank" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 3 word.

How do you pronounce 任?

任 is pronounced "rèn" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 4.

What words contain the character 任?

Common words with 任 include 任何 (any), 主任 (director), 上任 (to take office), 下任 (next office holder), 任事 (appointment to an important post).

How do you write 任?

You can practice writing 任 using our stroke order tool.

任 (rèn), to assign

任

rèn

to assign; to appoint; to take up a post; office

HSK 3verbclassifier

Character Breakdown

Radical: 人 (no. 9)

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Definitions

(verb, classifier) to assign
to appoint
to take up a post
office
responsibility
to let
to allow
to give free rein to
no matter (how, what etc)
classifier for the number of terms served in office, post, or rank

Example Sentences

他任我们的班主任。

Tā rèn wǒmen de bānzhǔrèn

He serves as our head teacher

Words Containing 任

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
任何	rèn hé	any	HSK 3
主任	zhǔ rèn	director	HSK 3
上任	shàng rèn	to take office
下任	xià rèn	next office holder
任事	rèn shì	appointment to an important post
任人	rèn rén	to appoint (sb to a post)
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

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Related Words

差使(chāi shǐ)· to send

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任所(rèn suǒ)· one's office

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任职(rèn zhí)· to hold an office or post

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任职期间(rèn zhí qī jiān)· term of office

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HSK & Exam Info

HSK 3.0: Level 3

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