任 – vocab dash

任rèn

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Meanings

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 terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友)

Characters used

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Examples6

我wǒ第一dìyī任rèn妻子qīzi去世qùshì了le。

My first wife is dead.

马来西亚Mǎláixīyà第dì六liù任rèn首相shǒuxiàng是shì拿督斯利纳吉·阿都拉萨。

The sixth Prime Minister of Malaysia is Dato' Seri Najib Abdul Razak.

汤姆Tāngmǔ有yǒu三sān任rèn妻子qīzi。她们tāmen全quán是shì加拿大Jiānádà人rén。

Tom has had three wives. They were all Canadians.

查尔斯Chá'ěrsī王子wángzǐ将会jiānghuì是shì下xià一yī任rèn英国Yīngguó国王guówáng。

Prince Charles will be the next British king.

伯拉罕·林肯Línkěn，美国Měiguó第dì16任rèn总统zǒngtǒng，生shēng于yú肯塔基Kěntǎjī州zhōu的de一个yīge简陋jiǎnlòu的de小屋xiǎowū里lǐ。

Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was born in a log cabin in Kentucky.

故gù天tiān将jiāng降jiàng大dà任rèn于是yúshì人rén也yě，必bì先xiān苦kǔ其qí心志xīnzhì，劳láo其qí筋骨jīngǔ，饿è其qí体肤tǐfū，空kōng乏fá其qí身shēn，行xíng拂fú乱luàn其qí所suǒ为wéi，所以suǒyǐ动心dòngxīn忍rěn性xìng，曾zēng益yì其qí所suǒ不能bùnéng。

When Heaven is about to bestow a great responsibility on a person, it must first distress their mind, exhaust their muscles and bones, starve their body, and deprive them of resources, making their actions go against their will. This is done to stimulate their heart and temper their character, thereby increasing what they are capable of.