Chinese word dictionary

担任

dānrèn · to hold a governmental office or post; to assume office of; to take charge of; to serve as

Practice word

Word information

Simplified担任

Traditional擔任

Pinyindānrèn

Part of speech动

HSK 3.05

HSK 2.05

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

担dān

to bear, to carry; burden, responsibility

任rèn

to trust, to rely on; to appoint; to bear; duty, office

How to learn 担任

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

担心dānxīn

anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious

任何rènhé

any; whatever; whichever

任务rènwu

mission; assignment; task; duty; role; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]

责任zérèn

responsibility; blame; duty; CL:個|个[ge4]

承担chéngdān

to undertake; to assume (responsibility etc)

负担fùdān

to bear (an expense, a responsibility etc); burden