继任 繼任
继任 繼任 jì rèn ㄐㄧˋ ㄖㄣˋ gai3 jam6
- to succeed sb in a job
- successor
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继 繼
- 相继 相繼 xiāng jì ㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄧˋ soeng1 gai3 in succession
- 继承 繼承 jì chéng ㄐㄧˋ ㄔㄥˊ gai3 sing4 to inherit
- 继母 繼母 jì mǔ ㄐㄧˋ ㄇㄨˇ gai3 mou5 stepmother
- 继父 繼父 jì fù ㄐㄧˋ ㄈㄨˋ gai3 fu6 stepfather
- 继续 繼續 jì xù ㄐㄧˋ ㄒㄩˋ gai3 zuk6 to continue; to proceed with; to go on with
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- 继而 繼而 jì ér ㄐㄧˋ ㄦˊ gai3 ji4 then
- 前赴后继 前赴後繼 qián fù hòu jì ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄏㄡˋ ㄐㄧˋ cin4 fu6 hau6 gai3 to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom)
- 夜以继日 夜以繼日 yè yǐ jì rì ㄧㄝˋ ㄧˇ ㄐㄧˋ ㄖˋ je6 ji5 gai3 jat6 night and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort
- 中继 中繼 zhōng jì ㄓㄨㄥ ㄐㄧˋ zung1 gai3 to relay
- 出继 出繼 chū jì ㄔㄨ ㄐㄧˋ ceot1 gai3 to become adopted as heir
- 承继 承繼 chéng jì ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧˋ sing4 gai3 adoption (e.g. of a nephew as a son)
- 继位 繼位 jì wèi ㄐㄧˋ ㄨㄟˋ gai3 wai6 to succeed to the throne
- 继兄 繼兄 jì xiōng ㄐㄧˋ ㄒㄩㄥ gai3 hing1 older stepbrother
- 继嗣 繼嗣 jì sì ㄐㄧˋ ㄙˋ gai3 zi6 to continue
- 继女 繼女 jì nǚ ㄐㄧˋ ㄋㄩˇ gai3 neoi5 stepdaughter
- 继妹 繼妹 jì mèi ㄐㄧˋ ㄇㄟˋ gai3 mui6 younger stepsister
- 继姐 繼姐 jì jiě ㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ gai3 ze2 older stepsister
- 继子 繼子 jì zǐ ㄐㄧˋ ㄗˇ gai3 zi2 stepson
- 继室 繼室 jì shì ㄐㄧˋ ㄕˋ gai3 sat1 second wife (of a widower)
- 继弟 繼弟 jì dì ㄐㄧˋ ㄉㄧˋ gai3 dai6 younger stepbrother
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
- 焚膏继晷 焚膏繼晷 fén gāo jì guǐ ㄈㄣˊ ㄍㄠ ㄐㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ fan4 gou1 gai3 gwai2 to burn the midnight oil (idiom); to work continuously night and day
- 后继有人 後繼有人 hòu jì yǒu rén ㄏㄡˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄖㄣˊ hau6 gai3 jau5 jan4 (idiom) to have qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking
- 继往开来 繼往開來 jì wǎng kāi lái ㄐㄧˋ ㄨㄤˇ ㄎㄞ ㄌㄞˊ gai3 wong5 hoi1 loi4 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
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- 难以为继 難以為繼 nán yǐ wéi jì ㄋㄢˊ ㄧˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧˋ naan4 ji5 wai6 gai3 (idiom) difficult to carry on; unsustainable
- 前赴后继 前赴後繼 qián fù hòu jì ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄏㄡˋ ㄐㄧˋ cin4 fu6 hau6 gai3 to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom)
- 前仆后继 前仆後繼 qián pū hòu jì ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄆㄨ ㄏㄡˋ ㄐㄧˋ cin4 fu6 hau6 gai3 one falls, the next follows (idiom); stepping into the breach to replace fallen comrades
- 兴灭继绝 興滅繼絕 xīng miè jì jué ㄒㄧㄥ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ hing1 mit6 gai3 zyut6 lit. to restore the state and revive old families (idiom)
- 夜以继日 夜以繼日 yè yǐ jì rì ㄧㄝˋ ㄧˇ ㄐㄧˋ ㄖˋ je6 ji5 gai3 jat6 night and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort
- 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