Chinese word

任命

Pronunciation

Pinyinrèn mìng

Meaning

  • verbappoint

Example

校长将任命你为班级代表。xiào zhǎng jiāng rèn mìng nǐ wèi bān jí dài biǎo

The principal will appoint you as the class representative.

Illustration for 任命 (appoint)

More examples

总统已任命新一届内阁成员。zóng tǒng yǐ rèn mìng xīn yí jiè nèi gé chéng yuán

The president has appointed the new cabinet ministers.

Core concept

A formal decision puts a person into a job or role and gives that position official weight.

Common phrases

  • 总统任命内阁成员zóng tǒng rèn mìng nèi gé chéng yuán

    presidential appointment of cabinet members

  • 被任命为团队负责人bèi rèn mìng wèi tuán duì fù zé rén

    be appointed team leader

  • 公司任命她为总监gōng sī rèn mìng tā wèi zǒng jiān

    the company appointing her as director

Similar words

指派zhǐ pài: Chooses a person for a specific duty or assignment and directs that person to do it.
任用rèn yòng: Employs and places a person in a position because of that person's ability or fitness.
委任wěi rèn: Transfers one's authority to another person so that person can act on one's behalf.

Definition in Chinese

由有权者通过正式决定或命令，将某人指定为某一职务或承担某项职权，强调授予的正式性和权威性。yóu yǒu quán zhě tōng guò zhèng shì jué dìng huò mìng lìng jiāng mǒu rén zhǐ dìng wéi mǒu yì zhí wù huò chéng dān mǒu xiàng zhí quán qiáng diào shòu yǔ de zhèng shì xìng hé quán wēi xìng

Word origin

任 (rèn, "assign a duty") + 命 (mìng, "command") presents a duty as something assigned through an authoritative decision.

Usage tips

  • In news and official notices, the word often signals that the speaker or institution has real authority, so it can sound too formal for a casual choice.

Other meanings

  • employverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 任命书rèn mìng shūletter of appointmentnoun
  • 任命权rèn mìng quánauthority to appointnoun

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