任 (jam6 jam4 | ren4 ren2) : appoint; assume; let

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任

jam6 jam4

ren4 ren2

[1] appoint; assign; nominate [2] assume; take up; hold [3] official post; office; term [4] let; allow; give free reign to [5] no matter (how, what, etc)

[jam4] & [ren2] are used only for Chinese surname.

Stroke count: 6

Level: 2

Radical: 亻 (#9)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

任

This word has been viewed 10737 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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任何時間 jam6 ho4 si4 gaan1*3 ren4 he2 shi2 jian1 = anytime

信任 seon3 jam6 xin4 ren4 = trust, have confidence in

任何 jam6 ho4 ren4 he2 = any

完成任務 jyun4 sing4 jam6 mou6 wan2 cheng2 ren4 wu4 = accomplish a task

任何人 jam6 ho4 jan4 ren4 he2 ren2 = anybody; anyone

負責任 fu6 zaak3 jam6 fu4 ze2 ren4 = to take responsibility for an incident

責任 zaak3 jam6 ze2 ren4 = responsibility

上任 soeng5 jam6 shang4 ren4 = to take office

任務 jam6 mou6 ren4 wu5 = mission; assignment; task; duty; role

任命 jam6 ming6 ren4 ming4 = to nominate and appoint

任性 jam6 sing3 ren4 xing4 = capricious

任意 jam6 ji3 ren4 yi4 = random

主任 zyu2 jam6 zhu3 ren4 = director; head; supervisor

兼任 gim1 jam6 jian1 ren4 = hold more than one job at the same time; part-time

擔任 daam1 jam6 dan1 ren4 = to assume office; to hold the post of

圖書館主任 tou4 syu1 gun2 zyu2 jam6 tu2 shu1 guan3 zhu3 ren4 = head librarian

突擊任務 dat6 gik1 jam6 mou6 tu2 ji2 ren4 wu4 (Taiwan), tu1 ji1 ren4 wu4 (PRC) = a rush job

不信任 bat1 seon3 jam6 bu4*2 xin4 ren4 = mistrust 國

任職 jam6 zik1 ren4 zhi2 = hold an office or post

出任 ceot1 jam6 chu1 ren4 = [1] start in a new job, [2] take up a new post

前任 cin4 jam6 qian2 ren4 = [1] predecessor; [2] ex-/former

委任 wai2 jam6 wei3 ren4 = appoint

新任 san1 jam6 xin1 ren4 = newly-appointed, newly elected

現任 jin6 jam6 xian4 ren4 = incumbent

連任 lin4 jam6 lian2 ren4 = continue in (a political) office, serve for another term of office

有責任 jau5 zaak3 jam6 you3 ze2 ren4 = obligated

勝任 sing1 jam6 = competence, competency

留任 lau4 jam6 = remain in office

接任 zip3 jam6 = replace; succeed

候任 hau6 jam6 = designate

不信任投票 bat1 seon3 jam6 tau4 piu3 bu4 xin4 ren4 tou2 piao4 = a vote of no confidence 國

不信任案 bat1 seon3 jam6 on3 bu4 xin4 ren4 an4 = no-confidence motion; a vote of censure 國

系主任 hai6 zyu2 jam6 xi4 zhu3 ren4 = faculty/department chairman

任何其他 jam6 ho4 kei4 taa1 ren4 he2 qi2 ta1 = any other

布置任務 bou3 zi3 jam6 mou6 bu4 zhi4 ren4 wu4 = to assign a task

常任 soeng4 jam6 chang2 ren4 = permanent

放任 fong3 jam6 fang4 ren4 = indulge

可信任 ho2 seon3 jam6 ke3 xin4 ren4 = trusty

總統任期 zung2 tung2 jam6 kei4 zong3 tong3 ren4 qi1 (PRC), zong3 tong3 ren4 qi2 (Taiwan) = presidency; term of office

長期委任 coeng4 kei4 wai2 jam6 chang2 qi1 wei3 ren4 (PRC), chang2 qi2 wei3 ren4 (Taiwan) = [v] canonize

不負責任的言論 bat1 fu6 zaak3 jam6 dik1 jin4 leon6 = irresponsible remarks 國

喺任何情況 hai2 jam6 ho4 cing4 fong3 = in any case 粵

侍應主任 si6 jing3 zyu2 jam6 = captain

自由放任 zi6 jau4 fong3 jam6 zi4 you2 fang4 ren4 = allowing unrestrained freedom; laissez-faire

推卸責任 teoi1 se3 zaak3 jam6 = shift responsibility to other people

任揀 jam6 gaan2 ren4 jian3 = select as you like

銀行審查主任 ngan4 hong4 sam2 caa4 zyu2 jam6 = bank examiner (common formation)

任何時候 jam6 ho4 si4 hau6 = at any time

任由 jam6 jau4 ren4 you2 = allow sb. free reign; jumping over, ignoring

重任 zung6 jam6 zhong4 ren4 = important task; heavy responsibility

任重道遠 jam6 zung6 dou6 jyun5 ren4 zhong4 dao4 yuan3 = the burden is heavy and the road is long (i.e., bear heavy responsibilities)

無任 mou4 jam6 wu2 ren4 = very; extremely; immensely

任食 jam6 sik6 = all you can eat (for meals at restaurants) 粵

肩負重任 gin1 fu6 zung6 jam6 jian1 fu4 zhong4 ren4 = shoulder heavy responsibilities

訓導主任 fan3 dou6 zyu2 jam6 = a guidance counselor

任憑 jam6 pang4 ren4 ping2 = allow sb. to do what they please

責任感 zaak3 jam6 gam2 ze2 ren4 gan3 = sense of responsibility

任意球 jam6 ji3 kau4 ren4 yi4 qiu2 = free kick

任人宰割 jam6 jan4 zoi2 got3 ren4 ren2 zai3 ge1 = allow others to manipulate and humiliate oneself

任勞任怨 jam6 lou4 jam6 jyun3 ren4 lao2 ren4 yuan4 = endure hard work and criticism; be both willing and enduring

繼任 gai3 jam6 ji4 ren4 = succeed in a post; succeed in a position

班主任 baan1 zyu2 jam6 ban1 zhu3 ren4 = head teacher in charge of a class

責任心 zaak3 jam6 sam1 ze2 ren2 xin1 = sense of responsibility

任天堂 jam6 tin1 tong4 = Nintendo

任期 jam6 kei4 ren4 qi1 (PRC), ren4 qi2 (Taiwan) = term of office

字彙判斷任務 zi6 wai6/wui6 pun3 dyun3 jam6 mou6 zi4 hui4 pan4 duan4 ren4 wu4 = character decision task

常任理事國 soeng4 jam6 lei5 si6 gwok3 chang2 ren4 li3 shi4 guo2 = a permanent member of the UN security council

詞彙判斷任務 ci4 wui6 pun3 dyun3 jam6 mou6 ci2 hui4 pan4 duan4 ren4 wu4 = [ling.] lexical decision task

任丘 jam6 jau1 ren4 qiu1 = Renqiu (city in Hebei)

任縣 jam6 jyun6 ren4 xian4 = Ren county (county in Hebei)

企業的社會責任 kei5 jip6 dik1 se5 wui6*2 zaak3 jam6 = corporate social responsibility 國

企業責任 kei5 jip6 zaak3 jam6 = corporate responsibility

企業社會責任 kei5 jip6 se5 wui6*2 zaak3 jam6 qi3 ye4 she4 hui4 ze2 ren4 = corporate social responsibility

刑事責任年齡 jing4 si6 zaak3 jam6 nin4 ling4 xing2 shi4 ze2 ren4 nian2 ling2 = age of penal responsibility

舉證責任 geoi2 zing3 zaak3 jam6 ju3 zheng4 ze2 ren4 = burden of proof

任達華 jam4 daat6 waa4 ren2 da2 hua2 = Simon Yam Tat Wah

任賢齊 jam4 jin4 cai4 ren2 xian2 qi2 = Richie Jen

對住客安全應負的責任 deoi3 zyu6 haak3 on1 cyun4 jing3 fu6 dik1 zaak3 jam6 = duty of care for safety 國 (common formation)

Showing all 3 examples containing 任

我唔會對你做任何嘅嘢粵
I'm not going to do anything to you.
[Lit. I will not toward you do any (possessive particle) thing]

做任何事都要勤儉。
Be thrifty and hardworking in whatever undertaking you are to start on.

工作做唔晒，如果你要嚟幫，我會無任歡迎。粵
Much work remains to be done. Any assistance that you can render is most welcome.

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