Definition & Meaning

appoint (somebody to something); assign (somebody) to a post; employ somebody as...

Word usage

rèn yòng

任 用

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v.appoint (somebody to something); assign (somebody) to a post; employ somebody as...
- rèn yòng gàn bù
  任用干部
  appoint cadres
- lìng yǒu rèn yòng
  另有任用
  have another appointment
- rèn yòng xián néng
  任用贤能
  use the wise and employ the capable
- rèn yòng dé rén
  任用得人
  use the wise and employ the capable
- wén zhí rén yuán rèn yòng kǎo shì
  文职人员任用考试
  a civil service examination
- gāi zhí wèi shì dìng qī rèn yòng bù kě gēng xīn
  该职位是定期任用，不可更新。
  The post is a fixed-term non-renewable appointment.
synonym
rèn mìng任命 wěi pài委派 wěi rèn委任 qǐ yòng起用 zhuó yòng擢用 jìn yòng进用 wěi yòng委用
antonym
bà miǎn罢免 chè zhí撤职 jiě gù解雇 bà chù罢黜 jiě rèn解任

Word usage

Note
"任用" is different from "录用". "任用" refers to the appointment of people from the inside; "录用" refers to the appointment of the best from the outside through a certain evaluation procedure.

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