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- 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 terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友)
- (of the holder of an official post which no longer exists) the last (incumbent)
Trad. 歷任
- (of one person) to hold the successive posts of
- (of several persons) the successive (presidents etc)
Trad. 後任
- successor
- to take up a position subsequently as ...
- (attributive) future; subsequent
Trad. 連任
- to continue in (a political) office
- to serve for another term of office
Trad. 聽任
- to let (sth happen)
- to allow (sb to do sth)
- to submit to
- to yield
Trad. 擔任
- to hold a governmental office or post
- to assume office of
- to take charge of
- to serve as
Trad. 現任
- to occupy a post currently
- current (president etc); incumbent
- (coll.) current boyfriend (girlfriend, spouse)
Trad. 蒞任
- to attend
- to take office
- to be present (in administrative capacity)
- Kong Shangren (1648-1718), Qing dramatist and poet, author of The Peach Blossom Fan 桃花扇[Tao2 hua1 Shan4]
Trad. 趙元任
- Yuen Ren Chao (1892-1982), Chinese-American linguist
- Renqiu, a county-level city in Cangzhou City 滄州市|沧州市[Cang1 zhou1 Shi4], Hebei
Trad. 宋任窮
- Song Renqiong (1909-2005), general of the People's Liberation Army
Trad. 為己任
- to make it one's business
- to take upon oneself to
Trad. 任命狀
- certificate of appointment (to government office)
Trad. 任城區
- Rencheng, a district of Jining City 濟寧市|济宁市[Ji3 ning2 Shi4], Shandong
Trad. 負責任
- to take responsibility
- to bear responsibility
- to be responsible
Trad. 任澤區
- Renze, a district of Xingtai City 邢臺市|邢台市[Xing2 tai2 Shi4], Hebei
Trad. 任達華
- Simon Yam Tat-Wah (1955-), Hong Kong actor and film producer
Trad. 吳任臣
- 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
- (literary) to entrust (sb) with an important task
Trad. 委任統治
- mandate (territory administration)
Trad. 非異人任
- to bear one's own responsibilities and not pass them to others (idiom)
Trad. 力不勝任
- not to be up to the task (idiom)
- incompetent
- (idiom) expert at appointing people according to their abilities; to put the right people in the right places
Trad. 責任事故
- accident occurring due to negligence
Trad. 任人唯親
- (idiom) to appoint people by favoritism; to practice cronyism (or nepotism)
Trad. 任人唯賢
- to appoint people according to their merits (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
- to get trampled on (idiom)
- to be taken advantage of
Trad. 總統任期
- presidential term of office
- presidency
Trad. 婦女主任
- director of the local committee of the Women's Federation
Trad. 負有責任
- at fault
- blamed for
- responsible (for a blunder or crime)
- to let things take their course (idiom)
- to leave it to nature
- laissez-faire
Trad. 任勞任怨
- to work hard without complaint (idiom)
Trad. 任職期間
- term of office
- while holding a post
Trad. 任賢使能
- to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
Trad. 任重道遠
- a heavy load and a long road
- fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7)
Trad. 走馬上任
- (idiom) to take office; to assume a post
Trad. 走馬到任
- see 走馬上任|走马上任[zou3 ma3 shang4 ren4]
Trad. 聽之任之
- (idiom) to take a laissez-faire attitude; to turn a blind eye (towards sth undesirable)
Trad. 走馬赴任
- see 走馬上任|走马上任[zou3 ma3 shang4 ren4]
- to let sb do whatever they want
- to indulge
- to give free reins to
- to let things slide
- to drift aimlessly
- laissez-faire
Trad. 連帶責任
- to bear joint responsibility for sth
- joint liability (law)
Trad. 常任理事國
- permanent member state (of the UN Security Council)
Trad. 特別任務連
- Special Duties Unit, Hong Kong special police
Trad. 不信任動議
- motion of no confidence (against the government, in parliamentary debates)
Trad. 捷爾任斯克
- Dzerzhinsk, Russian city
Trad. 任務管理器
- (computing) task manager
Trad. 多任務處理
- multitasking (computing)
Trad. 任重而道遠
- see 任重道遠|任重道远[ren4 zhong4 dao4 yuan3]
Trad. 企業社會責任
- corporate social responsibility (CSR)
- (of a newly appointed official) to make bold changes on assuming office (idiom)