CHINESE DICTIONARYWORD

任

rènHSK 7

任 (rèn) is an HSK 7 Chinese word with 2 definitions and 4 bilingual examples.

PARTS OF SPEECH2

DEFINITIONS2

EXAMPLES4

01

Definitions & Usage

Meanings and examples

1

verb 动

Englishto serve as; to hold the post of
- EX
  他在这所学校任校长一职已有十年之久。
  He has served as principal of this school for ten years.
- EX
  祖父年轻时曾任外交官，去过很多国家。
  My grandfather served as a diplomat when he was young and visited many countries.

2

conjunction 连

Englishno matter
- EX
  任我怎么劝，他就是不听。
  No matter how I tried to persuade him, he just wouldn't listen.
- EX
  任别人怎么说，她都不愿意离开家乡。
  No matter what people said, she just wouldn't budge on leaving her hometown.