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 10705 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
See all 76 compounds (CantoDict reports 78 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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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Decimal representation of this word: 任
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