任

rèn

assign somebody to a post; appoint, assume a post; take up a job, undertake; bear, let; allow; give free reign to, official post; office, (used for the number of terms served in a position, or the nth person to hold this position), no matter (how, what, etc.)

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allow; appoint; assume a job; let; no matter; official post

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allow; appoint; assume a job; let; no matter; official post

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rèn

n. office, responsibility

rèn

v. assign, appoint

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1)

Ren4

surname Ren

2)

ren4

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)

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1) 任

rèn

动

（任用） appoint:

新任的市长 the newly appointed mayor;

他被任为那所大学的终身教授。 He was appointed professor in the university for life.

（担任） assume a post; take up a job:

他任教多年了。 He has been a teacher for many years.

他连任十年大使。 He took up office as an ambassador for ten years continuously.

他在法国内阁中任过许多重要职务。 He had held many important offices in the French cabinet.

一毕业她就被分配任学校的会计。 Upon graduation she was assigned to the position of treasurer of the school.

（任凭; 听任） let; allow; give free rein to:

任想像纵情奔放 give full reins to one's imagination;

去还是不去，任你决定。 It's up to you to decide whether you go or not.

任你挑选一个。 Choose any one you like.

名

（职务） official post; office:

返任 resume charge of the office; return to one's post;

赴任 proceed to take up one's post;

就(离)任 assume (leave) office;

离任期间 during one's absence;

任满 expiration of one's term of office;

任内 during one's term (tenure) of office;

上任 take up an official post; assume office

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（用于任职的次数）:

做过两任大使 have twice been ambassador

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（不论; 无论） no matter (how, what, etc.):

任他怎么说，也别信他。 Don't trust him, no matter what he says.

任我们怎样劝说， 他也不听。 No matter how hard we tried to persuade him, he wouldn't listen.

另见 rén。

2) 任

rén

名

（姓氏） a surname:

任华 Ren Hua

另见 rèn。

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Ⅰ. 任|任 [Rèn] ► surname Ren

Ⅱ. 任|任 [rèn] ► 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)