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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 担任

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
担任 dān rèn - to hold a governmental office or post
- to assume office of
- to take charge of
- to serve as

List Ranking:

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
5 4 5,992 2,073 9,154

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
dān- to undertake
- to carry
- to shoulder
- to take responsibility
dàn- picul (100 catties, 50 kg)
- two buckets full
- carrying pole and its load
- classifier for loads carried on a shoulder pole
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)

Other Words Containing 担任

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
担任 5 4 5,992 2,073 9,154