任

• 拼音: rèn
• 汉字拆解: 任 = 亻(person) + 壬 (phonetic, originally a carrying beam) — to bear responsibility

含义

To serve as; to hold a position; to appoint. Used to indicate taking on or occupying an official role.

A formal verb used in professional and official contexts to describe holding a position or being appointed to a role. Often appears in news, biographies, and official announcements. Can also function as a measure word for terms of office (第一任总统 = first-term president). More formal than 当 (to serve as).

例句

1. 她去年开始任这个部门的经理。
2. 他曾经任过三年的班长。
3. 新任校长下周一正式上任。

用法指南

语境: official titles, appointments, news, biographies

语气: professional

正确说法

• 他被任为项目负责人。(He was appointed as project leader.)
• 她任教已经有二十年了。(She has been serving as a teacher for twenty years.)

错误说法

• 我任了一个好爸爸。(Don't use 任 for informal family roles — use 当. 任 is reserved for official or professional positions.)

起源与历史

任 combines 亻(person) and 壬 (a phonetic component originally depicting a carrying beam). The original sense was to carry or bear, extended to bearing a responsibility or position.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal