前任
前任 qián rèn ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄣˋ cin4 jam6 HSK 7-9
- predecessor
- ex-
- former
- ex (spouse etc)
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Idioms with these characters
- 巴前算后巴前算後 bā qián suàn hòu ㄅㄚ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄏㄡˋ baa1 cin4 syun3 hau6 thinking and pondering (idiom); to turn sth over in one's mind
- 冰释前嫌冰釋前嫌 bīng shì qián xián ㄅㄧㄥ ㄕˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ bing1 sik1 cin4 jim4 (idiom) to forget previous differences; to bury the hatchet
- 不顾前后不顧前後 bù gù qián hòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋ bat1 gu3 cin4 hau6 regardless of what's before or after (idiom); rushing blindly into sth
- 惩前毖后懲前毖後 chéng qián bì hòu ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄡˋ cing4 cin4 bei3 hau6 lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again
- 承前启后承前啟後 chéng qián qǐ hòu ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧˇ ㄏㄡˋ sing4 cin4 kai2 hau6 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
- 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)
- 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)