liú rèn
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  • v.remain (or continue) in office; (of officials) retain a post; hold over

    • tā jiàng jí liú rèn le

      降级留任

      He demoted and retained in office.

    • xīn nèi gé yǐ zǔ chéng yuán wài zhǎng liú rèn

      内阁组成外长留任

      A new cabinet was established, and the former foreign minister was retained in office.

    • liú rèn zhě

      留任

      holdover

    • liú rèn chǎng zhǎng

      留任厂长

      continue as the director of the factory

    • guó wáng jué dìng ràng tā zài liú rèn yī jiè

      国王决定留任

      The king decided to continue him for another term.

    • xiàn zài de wèn tí shì tā hái néng liú rèn duō jiǔ

      现在问题留任多久

      The question now is how long he remains in office.

    • zǒng tǒng ràng tā liú rèn zuò zì jǐ de shǒu xí gù wèn

      总统留任自己首席顾问

      The president retained her as his chief adviser.

Word usage

  • Note
    "留任" is different from "继任". "继任" refers to taking over the previous post.

Chinese words with pinyin liú ren