担任
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
担任 (dānrèn) · to serve as
担任 (dānrèn) means “to serve as; to hold (a post)”. It is written with 2 characters: 担 (to bear) + 任 (to let). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 担任 is built
The characters
担 dān · to bear
What 担 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 旦dàn — dawn
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 旦 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
任 rèn · to let
What 任 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 壬rén — 9th heavenly stem
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 士shì — scholar
Origin hint: 亻 gives the meaning, 壬 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
她担任我们班的班长。Tā dānrèn wǒmen bān de bānzhǎng.She serves as our class monitor.
他在公司担任什么工作？Tā zài gōngsī dānrèn shénme gōngzuò?What position does he hold at the company?
Questions about 担任
What does 担任 mean?
担任 (dānrèn) means “to serve as; to hold (a post)”.
How do you pronounce 担任?
担任 is pronounced dānrèn.
Which HSK level is 担任?
担任 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 承担chéngdānto take on
- 担保dānbǎoto guarantee
- 担心dānxīnto worry
- 负担fùdānburden
- 任何rènhéany
- 任务rènwutask
- 信任xìnrènto trust
- 责任zérènresponsibility
- 主任zhǔrèndirector
- 任命rènmìngto appoint
Learn 担任 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 59: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.