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Definition(s) for: 任人唯亲

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
任人唯亲 rèn rén wéi qīn - (idiom) to appoint people by favoritism; to practice cronyism (or nepotism)

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Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 57,710 61,524 75,404

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
rén- surname Ren
rèn- to assign
- to appoint
- to take up a post
- office
- responsibility
- to let
- to allow
- to give free rein to
- no matter (how, what etc)
- classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友)
rén- person; people
- CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
wéi- only
- alone
- -ism (in Chinese, a prefix, often combined with a suffix such as 主義|主义[zhu3 yi4] or 論|论[lun4], e.g. 唯理論|唯理论[wei2 li3 lun4], rationalism)
wěi- yes
qīn- parent
- one's own (flesh and blood)
- relative
- related
- marriage
- bride
- close
- intimate
- in person
- first-hand
- in favor of
- pro-
- to kiss
- (Internet slang) dear
qìng- parents-in-law of one's offspring

Other Words Containing 任人唯亲

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
任人唯亲 - - 57,710 61,524 75,404