候任 hòu rèn ㄏㄡˋ ㄖㄣˋ hau6 jam6
- -elect
- designate
- (i.e. elected or appointed but not yet installed)
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候
- 伺候 cì hou ㄘˋ ˙ㄏㄡ zi6 hau6 to serve; to wait upon
- 侍候 shì hòu ㄕˋ ㄏㄡˋ si6 hau6 to serve
- 问候 問候 wèn hòu ㄨㄣˋ ㄏㄡˋ man6 hau6 to give one's respects
- 守候 shǒu hòu ㄕㄡˇ ㄏㄡˋ sau2 hau6 to wait for
- 时候 時候 shí hou ㄕˊ ˙ㄏㄡ si4 hau6 time
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- 气候 氣候 qì hòu ㄑㄧˋ ㄏㄡˋ hei3 hau6 (meteorology) climate
- 火候 huǒ hou ㄏㄨㄛˇ ˙ㄏㄡ fo2 hau6 heat control
- 稍候 shāo hòu ㄕㄠ ㄏㄡˋ saau2 hau6 to wait a moment
- 等候 děng hòu ㄉㄥˇ ㄏㄡˋ dang2 hau6 to wait
- 候选人 候選人 hòu xuǎn rén ㄏㄡˋ ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄖㄣˊ hau6 syun2 jan4 candidate
- 小时候 小時候 xiǎo shí hou ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕˊ ˙ㄏㄡ siu2 si4 hau6 in one's childhood
- 有时候 有時候 yǒu shí hou ㄧㄡˇ ㄕˊ ˙ㄏㄡ jau5 si4 hau6 sometimes
- 那时候 那時候 nà shí hou ㄋㄚˋ ㄕˊ ˙ㄏㄡ naa5 si4 hau6 at that time
- 俟候 sì hòu ㄙˋ ㄏㄡˋ zi6 hau6 to wait (literary)
- 候乘 hòu chéng ㄏㄡˋ ㄔㄥˊ hau6 sing4 to wait for a train or bus
- 候命 hòu mìng ㄏㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ hau6 ming6 to await orders; to be on call
- 候场 候場 hòu chǎng ㄏㄡˋ ㄔㄤˇ hau6 coeng4 (of an actor, athlete etc) to prepare to make one's entrance
- 候审 候審 hòu shěn ㄏㄡˋ ㄕㄣˇ hau6 sam2 awaiting trial
- 候缺 hòu quē ㄏㄡˋ ㄑㄩㄝ hau6 kyut3 waiting for a vacancy
- 候虫 候蟲 hòu chóng ㄏㄡˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ hau6 cung4 seasonal insect (e.g. cicada)
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
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- 任性 rèn xìng ㄖㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ jam6 sing3 willful
- 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
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)
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- 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