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任 jam6 {rèn}

  1. to assign
  2. to appoint
  3. to take up a post
  4. office
  5. responsibility
  6. to let
  7. to allow
  8. to give free rein to
  9. no matter (how, what etc)
  10. classifier for the number of terms served in office, post, or rank

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任 jam6 {Rèn}

surname Ren

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任丘 jam4 jau1 {rèn qiū}

Renqiu, a city in Hebei Province, China

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任食 jam6 sik6 {rèn shí}

All-you-can-eat; Eat whatever you like

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任便 jam6 bin6 {rèn biàn}

  1. as you see fit
  2. to do as one likes

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任隨〔-随〕 jam6 ceoi4 {rèn suí}

  1. to allow (sb to have his head)
  2. to let things happen

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任情 jam6 cing4 {rèn qíng}

  1. to let oneself go
  2. to do as much as one pleases

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任從〔-从〕 jam6 cung4 {rèn cóng}

at one's discretion

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任重 jam6 cung5 {rèn zhòng}

  1. a load
  2. a heavy burden

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任誕〔-诞〕 jam6 daan3 {rèn dàn}

  1. dissipated
  2. unruly

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任課〔-课〕 jam6 fo3 {rèn kè}

  1. to give classes
  2. to work as teacher

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任教 jam6 gaau3 {rèn jiào}

  1. to teach
  2. to coach
  3. to work as teacher

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任咎 jam6 gau3 {rèn jiù}

to take the blame

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任俠〔-侠〕 jam6 hap6 {rèn xiá}

  1. chivalrous
  2. helping the weak for the sake of justice

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任氣〔-气〕 jam6 hei3 {rèn qì}

to act on impulse

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任何 jam6 ho4 {rèn hé}

  1. any
  2. whatever
  3. whichever
  4. whatsoever

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任人 jam6 jan4 {rèn rén}

to appoint (sb to a post)

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任由 jam6 jau4 {rèn yóu}

  1. to let (sb do sth)
  2. to allow

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任意 jam6 ji3 {rèn yì}

  1. arbitrary
  2. at will
  3. at random

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任用 jam6 jung6 {rèn yòng}

  1. to appoint
  2. to assign

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任縣〔-县〕 jam6 jyun6 {Rèn xiàn}

Ren county in Xingtai 邢台, Hebei

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任期 jam6 kei4 {rèn qī}

term of office

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任令 jam6 ling6 {rèn lìng}

to allow (sth to happen)

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任免 jam6 min5 {rèn miǎn}

to appoint and dismiss

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任命 jam6 ming6 {rèn mìng}

  1. to appoint and nominate
  2. (job) appointment
  3. CL: 紙

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任務〔-务〕 jam6 mou6 {rèn wu}

  1. mission
  2. assignment
  3. task
  4. duty
  5. role
  6. CL: 項,個

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任內〔-内〕 jam6 noi6 {rèn nèi}

period in office

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任安 jam6 on1 {Rèn Ān}

Ren An (-c. 90 BC), Han Dynasty general, also called Ren Shaoqing 任少卿

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任憑〔-凭〕 jam6 pang4 {rèn píng}

  1. no matter what
  2. despite
  3. to allow (sb to act arbitrarily)

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任事 jam6 si6 {rèn shì}

appointment to an important post

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任性 jam6 sing3 {rèn xìng}

  1. willful
  2. headstrong
  3. unruly

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任城 jam6 sing4 {Rèn chéng}

Rencheng district of Jining city 濟寧市, Shandong

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任所 jam6 so2 {rèn suǒ}

  1. one's office
  2. place where one holds a post

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任選〔-选〕 jam6 syun2 {rèn xuǎn}

  1. to choose arbitrarily
  2. to take whichever one fancies

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任聽〔-听〕 jam6 ting1 {rèn tīng}

  1. to allow (sb to act arbitrarily)
  2. to let sb have his head

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任職〔-职〕 jam6 zik1 {rèn zhí}

to hold an office or post

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任劍輝〔-剑辉〕 jam4 gim3 fai1 {rèn jiàn huī}

Yam Kim-fai, a Cantonese opera actress

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任賢齊〔-贤齐〕 jam4 jin4 cai4 {rèn xián qí}

Richie Ren, a Taiwanese singer and actor

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任何人 jam6 ho4 jan4 {rèn hé rén}

anybody; anyone

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任達華〔-达华〕 jam6 daat6 waa4 {Rèn Dá huá}

Simon Yam Tat-Wah (1955-), Hong Kong actor and film producer

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任一個〔--个〕 jam6 jat1 go3 {rèn yī ge}

any one of (a list of possibilities)

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任丘市 jam6 jau1 si5 {Rèn qiū shì}

Renqiu county level city in Cangzhou 滄州, Hebei

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任意球 jam6 ji3 kau4 {rèn yì qiú}

free kick

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任務欄〔-务栏〕 jam6 mou6 laan4 {rèn wù lán}

taskbar

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任城區〔--区〕 jam6 sing4 keoi1 {Rèn chéng qū}

Rencheng district of Jining city 濟寧市, Shandong

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任天堂 jam6 tin1 tong4 {Rèn tiān táng}

Nintendo

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任人唯親〔---亲〕 jam6 jan4 wai4 can1 {rèn rén wéi qīn}

  1. to appoint people by favoritism (idiom); nepotism
  2. corrupt appointment

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任人唯賢〔---贤〕 jam6 jan4 wai4 jin4 {rèn rén wéi xián}

to appoint people according to their merits (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity

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任人宰割 jam6 jan4 zoi2 got3 {rèn rén zǎi gē}

  1. to get trampled on (idiom)
  2. to be taken advantage of

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任賢使能〔-贤--〕 jam6 jin4 si2 nang4 {rèn xián shǐ néng}

to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity

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任其自然 jam6 kei4 zi6 jin4 {rèn qí zì rán}

  1. to let things take their course (idiom)
  2. to leave it to nature
  3. laissez-faire

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任勞任怨〔-劳--〕 jam6 lou4 jam6 jyun3 {rèn láo rèn yuàn}

to undertake a task despite criticism (idiom); to bear the burden of office willingly

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任職期間〔-职-间〕 jam6 zik1 kei4 gaan1 {rèn zhí qī jiān}

  1. term of office
  2. while holding a post

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任重道遠〔---远〕 jam6 zung6 dou6 jyun5 {rèn zhòng dào yuǎn}

  1. a heavy load and a long road
  2. fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7)

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任憑風浪起,穩坐釣魚臺〔-凭风---稳-钓鱼台〕 jam6 pang4 fung1 long6 hei2 ,wan2 co5 diu3 jyu4 toi4 {rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái}

  1. lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
  2. a cool head in a crisis

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