任性 rèn xìng ㄖㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ jam6 sing3 高階級 · Level 4
- willful
- headstrong
- unruly
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任
- 上任 shàng rèn ㄕㄤˋ ㄖㄣˋ soeng5 jam6 to take office
- 主任 zhǔ rèn ㄓㄨˇ ㄖㄣˋ zyu2 jam6 director
- 任何 rèn hé ㄖㄣˋ ㄏㄜˊ jam6 ho4 any; whatever; whichever
- 任务 任務 rèn wu ㄖㄣˋ ˙ㄨ jam6 mou6 mission; assignment; task; duty; role
- 任命 rèn mìng ㄖㄣˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ jam6 ming6 to appoint
Show 15 more words with 任
- 任意 rèn yì ㄖㄣˋ ㄧˋ jam6 ji3 any
- 任期 rèn qī ㄖㄣˋ ㄑㄧ jam6 kei4 term of office
- 任职 任職 rèn zhí ㄖㄣˋ ㄓˊ jam6 zik1 to hold a post; to take office
- 信任 xìn rèn ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄖㄣˋ seon3 jam6 to trust
- 兼任 jiān rèn ㄐㄧㄢ ㄖㄣˋ gim1 jam6 to hold a concurrent post
- 出任 chū rèn ㄔㄨ ㄖㄣˋ ceot1 jam6 to take up a post; to start in a new job
- 前任 qián rèn ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄣˋ cin4 jam6 predecessor
- 胜任 勝任 shèng rèn ㄕㄥˋ ㄖㄣˋ sing1 jam6 qualified
- 就任 jiù rèn ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄖㄣˋ zau6 jam6 to take office
- 担任 擔任 dān rèn ㄉㄢ ㄖㄣˋ daam1 jam6 to hold a governmental office or post
- 放任 fàng rèn ㄈㄤˋ ㄖㄣˋ fong3 jam6 to ignore
- 现任 現任 xiàn rèn ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄣˋ jin6 jam6 to occupy a post currently
- 聘任 pìn rèn ㄆㄧㄣˋ ㄖㄣˋ ping3 jam6 to appoint (to a position)
- 责任 責任 zé rèn ㄗㄜˊ ㄖㄣˋ zaak3 jam6 responsibility; duty; liability
- 连任 連任 lián rèn ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄣˋ lin4 jam6 to continue in (a political) office
性
- 中性 zhōng xìng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄥˋ zung1 sing3 neutral
- 人性 rén xìng ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ jan4 sing3 human nature
- 个性 個性 gè xìng ㄍㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ go3 sing3 individuality
- 共性 gòng xìng ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ gung6 sing3 overall character
- 天性 tiān xìng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄥˋ tin1 sing3 nature
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- 女性 nǚ xìng ㄋㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ neoi5 sing3 woman
- 属性 屬性 shǔ xìng ㄕㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ suk6 sing3 attribute
- 弹性 彈性 tán xìng ㄊㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ daan6 sing3 flexibility
- 急性 jí xìng ㄐㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ gap1 sing3 acute
- 性别 性別 xìng bié ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄅㄧㄝˊ sing3 bit6 sex; gender
- 性命 xìng mìng ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ sing3 meng6 life
- 性情 xìng qíng ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄥˊ sing3 cing4 nature
- 性格 xìng gé ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄍㄜˊ sing3 gaak3 nature
- 性能 xìng néng ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄋㄥˊ sing3 nang4 function; performance; behavior
- 性质 性質 xìng zhì ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄓˋ sing3 zat1 nature
- 恶性 惡性 è xìng ㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ok3 sing3 malignant
- 感性 gǎn xìng ㄍㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ gam2 sing3 perception
- 慢性 màn xìng ㄇㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ maan6 sing3 slow and patient
- 惯性 慣性 guàn xìng ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ gwaan3 sing3 (physics) inertia
- 本性 běn xìng ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ bun2 sing3 natural instincts
Idioms with these characters
- 非异人任 非異人任 fēi yì rén rèn ㄈㄟ ㄧˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄖㄣˋ fei1 ji6 jan4 jam6 to bear one's own responsibilities and not pass them to others (idiom)
- 力不胜任 力不勝任 lì bù shèng rèn ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄥˋ ㄖㄣˋ lik6 bat1 sing1 jam6 not to be up to the task (idiom)
- 任劳任怨 任勞任怨 rèn láo rèn yuàn ㄖㄣˋ ㄌㄠˊ ㄖㄣˋ ㄩㄢˋ jam6 lou4 jam6 jyun3 to work hard without complaint (idiom)
Show 7 more idioms with 任
- 任其自然 rèn qí zì rán ㄖㄣˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄗˋ ㄖㄢˊ jam6 kei4 zi6 jin4 to let things take their course (idiom)
- 任人唯亲 任人唯親 rèn rén wéi qīn ㄖㄣˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄧㄣ jam6 jan4 wai4 can1 (idiom) to appoint people by favoritism; to practice cronyism (or nepotism)
- 任人唯贤 任人唯賢 rèn rén wéi xián ㄖㄣˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ jam6 jan4 wai4 jin4 to appoint people according to their merits (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
- 任人宰割 rèn rén zǎi gē ㄖㄣˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄗㄞˇ ㄍㄜ jam6 jan4 zoi2 got3 to get trampled on (idiom)
- 任贤使能 任賢使能 rèn xián shǐ néng ㄖㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕˇ ㄋㄥˊ jam6 jin4 si2 nang4 to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
- 听之任之 聽之任之 tīng zhī rèn zhī ㄊㄧㄥ ㄓ ㄖㄣˋ ㄓ ting3 zi1 jam6 zi1 (idiom) to take a laissez-faire attitude; to turn a blind eye (towards sth undesirable)
- 知人善任 zhī rén shàn rèn ㄓ ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄖㄣˋ zi1 jan4 sin6 jam6 (idiom) expert at appointing people according to their abilities; to put the right people in the right places
- 本性难移 本性難移 běn xìng nán yí ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄧˊ bun2 sing3 naan4 ji4 It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.
- 灭绝人性 滅絕人性 miè jué rén xìng ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ mit6 zyut6 jan4 sing3 (idiom) to be devoid of all humanity; inhuman; bestial
- 修心养性 修心養性 xiū xīn yǎng xìng ㄒㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ sau1 sam1 joeng5 sing3 to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
Example sentences
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有的时候 有的時候 ，Dennis 很 任性 。
Dennis can be very wild sometimes.
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