任 rèn

1. rèn verb to bear; to undertake
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 承受 (Guoyu '任' v 3; NCCED 1 '任' 3, p. 1624; Unihan '任'; XHZD '任' 3, p. 633)
2. rèn verb to trust to; to rely on
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 相信; for example, 信任 trust (Guoyu '任' v 4; Unihan '任'; XHZD '任' 1, p. 633)
3. rèn noun duty; responsibility
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 职务; for example, 责任 responsibility (Guoyu '任' n 1; NCCED 1 '任' 4, p. 1624; Unihan '任'; XHZD '任' 4, p. 633)
4. rèn verb to allow; to permit
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 听凭 (Guoyu '任' v 2; NCCED 2 '任' 1, p. 1624; Unihan '任'; XHZD '任' 5, p. 633)
5. rèn verb to appoint
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 任用 (Guoyu '任' v 1; NCCED 1 '任' 1, p. 1624; Unihan '任'; XHZD '任' 2, p. 633)
6. rèn conjunction no matter
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 无论 (Guoyu '任' adv; NCCED 2 '任' 2, p. 1624; XHZD '任' 6, p. 633)
7. rén proper noun Ren
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (Guoyu '任' rén n; NCCED '任' rén 2, p. 1622; XHZD '任' rén, p. 631)
8. rèn verb to take office
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 担任 (NCCED 1 '任' 2, p. 1624)
9. rèn measure word term
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: Used to count number of terms served (Guoyu '任' n 3; NCCED 1 '任' 5, p. 1624)
10. rén proper noun Ren county
    Domain: Places 地方 , Subdomain: China , Concept: County 县
    Notes: Ren county 任县 in Hebei (NCCED '任' rén 1, p. 1622)
11. rèn noun an office; a post
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 职位 (Guoyu '任' n 2; NCCED 1 '任' 4, p. 1624; Unihan '任'; XHZD '任' 4, p. 633)
12. rèn verb to be pregnant
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Same as 妊 (Guoyu '任' v 5)
13. rén adjective crafty and fawning
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 奸佞 (Guoyu '任' rén adj)

Contained in

• 重任 heavy responsibility
• 现任(現任) to occupy a post currently; to be incumbent
• 任凭(任憑) no matter what; despite; to allow (sb to act arbitrarily)
• 不信任动议(不信任動議) motion of no confidence (against the government, in parliamentary debates)
• 放任自流 to let somebody do whatever they want; to indulge; to give free reins to; to let things slide; to drift aimlessly
• 任贤用能(任賢用能) to appoint the worthy and use the capable
• 班主任 teacher in charge of a class
• 王任 the king's duty
• 任贤仗能(任賢仗能) to appoint the worthy and depend on the capable
• 常任 permanent ; Changren ; a member of a sovereign's inner circle
• 候任 -elect; designate; (i.e. elected or appointed but not yet installed)
• 历任(歷任) to hold jobs successively; to be appointed
• 力不胜任(力不勝任) not to be up to the task ; incompetent
• 知人善任 expert at appointing people according to their abilities
• 责任人(責任人) responsible person; coordinator
• 简任官(簡任官) specially appointed official
• 总统任期(總統任期) presidential term of office; presidency
• 逃避责任(逃避責任) to evade responsibility; to shirk
• 正式委任 an official appointment
• 放任 to ignore; to let alone; to indulge
• 任意 arbitrary; wantonly
• 任期 term of office
• 为己任(為己任) to make it one's business; to take upon oneself to
• 任劳任怨(任勞任怨) to undertake a task despite criticism; to bear the burden of office willingly
• 任所 one's office; place where one holds a post
• 妇女主任(婦女主任) director of the local committee of the Women's Federation
• 任内(任內) period in office
• 新官上任三把火 (of a newly appointed official) to make bold changes on assuming office
• 升任 to be promoted to
• 政府担任(政府擔任) government function; official responsibility
• 继任者(繼任者) a successor
• 负责任(負責任) to be in charge of; to have responsibility for; to be blamed for
• 任免 to appoint and dismiss
• 辞任(辭任) to resign (a position)
• 提任 to promote and appoint
• 授任 appointment (to a job); to be appointed (to high office); to accept an appointment; entrusted with responsibilities
• 非异人任(非異人任) to bear one's own responsibilities and not pass them to others
• 派任 to set apart; to assign somebody to a job
• 受任 appointment (to a job); to be appointed (to high office); to accept an appointment; entrusted with responsibilities; same as 授任
• 信任 to trust; to have confidence in ; to allow
• 任课(任課) to give classes; to work as teacher
• 走马赴任(走馬赴任) to ride to take up an official appointment; to take on a job with alacrity; to undertake a task
• 委任书(委任書) letter of appointment
• 可信任 trusty; trustworthy
• 自由放任 laissez-faire
• 任气(任氣) to act on impulse
• 肩负重任(肩負重任) to shoulder a heavy responsibility
• 胜任能力(勝任能力) competency

Also contained in

宋任穷 、 任城 、 任昉

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• 卷一百十二 表第十三 七卿年表二 Volume 112 Tables 13: Annals of the Seven Ministers 2 History of Ming 明史 — count: 410
• 卷一百十一 表第十二 七卿年表一 Volume 111 Tables 12: Annals of the Seven Ministers 1 History of Ming 明史 — count: 317
• 卷一百六十 志第一百十三 選舉六 Volume 160 Treatises 113: Selection and appointment of Officials 6 History of Song 宋史 — count: 83
• 卷五十四　志第三十五:　選舉四 部選 省選 廉察 薦舉 功酬虧永 Volume 54 Treatises 35: Selection of Officials 4 - Ministry Selection, Provincial Selection, Honest Inspectors, Recommendations, Compensation for Achievements and Perpetual Faults History of Jin 金史 — count: 64
• 卷五十二　志第三十三:　選舉二 文武選 Volume 52 Treatises 33: Selection of Officials 2 - Civil and Military Selection History of Jin 金史 — count: 61
• 卷八十三　志第三十三: 　選舉三 Volume 83 Treatises 36: Selection of Officials 3 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 61
• 卷一百五十八 志第一百十一 選舉四 Volume 158 Treatises 111: Selection and appointment of Officials 4 History of Song 宋史 — count: 59
• 卷一百七十 志第一百二十三 職官十 Volume 170 Treatises 123: Offical Posts 10 History of Song 宋史 — count: 55
• 卷八十四　志第三十四: 　選舉四 Volume 84 Treatises 37: Selection of Officials 4 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 40
• 第六十四回 Chapter 64 Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義 — count: 38

Collocations

• 可任 (可任) 民於是乎可任使也 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 10
• 任器 (任器) 以載公任器 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 地官司徒 第二 2. Office of Earth and Minster of Education and Social Welfare — count: 5
• 大任 (大任) 大任有身 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 大雅‧文王之什‧大明 Greater odes of the kingdom - Decade Of Wen Wang - Da Ming — count: 5
• 商任 (商任) 于商任 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 5
• 田任 (田任) 賈田任近郊之地 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 地官司徒 第二 2. Office of Earth and Minster of Education and Social Welfare — count: 5
• 凡任 (凡任) 凡任地 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 地官司徒 第二 2. Office of Earth and Minster of Education and Social Welfare — count: 4
• 任土 (任土) 任土作 — Book of Documents 尚書, 夏書 禹貢 Xia Shu - Tribute of Yu — count: 3
• 能任 (能任) 為能任其事 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 3
• 氏任 (氏任) 仲氏任只 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧邶‧燕燕 Lessons from the states - Odes of Bei - Yan Yan — count: 3
• 周任 (周任) 周任有言曰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 3