任 rèn
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 壬 9th heavenly stem
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
任期
rènqī
term of office
Characters in this word
期 qī
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 月 — moon
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 市长在任期内推动了多项公共交通改革，但成效仍有争议。 Shìzhǎng zài rènqī nèi tuīdòng le duō xiàng gōnggòng jiāotōng gǎigé, dàn chéngxiào réng yǒu zhēngyì. During his term of office, the mayor promoted several public transport reforms, but their effectiveness remains disputed.
- 他的任期只有四年，但他做了很多事。 Tā de rènqī zhǐyǒu sì nián, dàn tā zuòle hěn duō shì. His term of office is only four years, but he has done a great deal.
- 董事长任期将于明年结束，公司开始寻找继任者。 Dǒngshìzhǎng rènqī jiāng yú míngnián jiéshù, gōngsī kāishǐ xúnzhǎo jìrènzhě. The chairman's term will end next year, and the company has begun looking for a successor.
Related words
- 任 rèn to serve as; to hold a post
- 任 rèn to let; no matter
- 任何 rènhé any
- 任务 rènwu task
- 信任 xìnrèn to trust
- 责任 zérèn responsibility
- 主任 zhǔrèn department head
- 担任 dānrèn to serve as; to hold a position
- 出任 chūrèn to take up a post; to serve as
- 兼任 jiānrèn to concurrently hold another post
- 就任 jiùrèn to take office; to assume a post
- 连任 liánrèn to be re-elected; to serve consecutive terms