Chinese Conversation · Level 70
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Chinese word
任职
Pronunciation
Pinyinrèn zhí
Meaning
- verbwork
Example
他在这家公司任职多年。tā zài zhè jiā gōng sī rèn zhí duō nián
He has worked at this company for many years.
More examples
新任校长很快在本校任职，推动了改革。xīn rèn xiào zhǎng hěn kuài zài běn xiào rèn zhí tuī dòng le gǎi gé
The newly appointed principal soon took office at this school and promoted reforms.
Core concept
A person occupies an official post while carrying out its responsibilities over a period of time.
Common phrases
任职于银行rèn zhí yú yín háng
work at a bank
在高校任职zài gāo xiào rèn zhí
work at a university
被任命后任职bèi rèn mìng hòu rèn zhí
take office after being appointed
Similar words
任命rèn mìng: Formally appoint someone to a specific position through official authority.
就任jiù rèn: Take up a position through the formal process or ceremony of assuming it.
在任zài rèn: Remain in a post and continue carrying out its duties for a period of time.
出任chū rèn: Take on a newly assigned post and begin working in it.
Definition in Chinese
被委任到某一岗位担任职务，并在该岗位上履行相应工作。bèi wěi rèn dào mǒu yì gǎng wèi dān rèn zhí wù bìng zài gāi gǎng wèi shàng lǚ xíng xiāng yìng gōng zuò
Word origin
任 (rèn, "entrust") + 职 (zhí, "post") links placing someone in a duty with the post itself, giving the compound its sense of serving in an assigned role.
Usage tips
- A workplace phrase can precede 任职 (rènzhí, "hold an appointed post"), while a duration phrase can follow it, creating a useful pattern for describing service in one role.
Other meanings
- take officeverb
- serve asverb
Opposites
- 卸任xiè rènleave officeverb
Related words
- 任职证明rèn zhí zhèng míngemployment certificatenoun
- 任职安排rèn zhí ān páiwork assignmentnoun