(rèn wu) - task, mission, assignment in Mandarin

rènwu

Traditional: 任務

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Translation

task, mission, assignment

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Word origin

任务 (rèn wu) pairs 任 (rèn), 'to bear' or 'duty', the person radical 亻 with 壬 as phonetic, and 务 (wù), 'affair' or 'business'. The compound means 'task', 'mission' or 'assignment'.

Origin
compound
Root
任 (rèn, duty) + 务 (wù, affair)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 任

任

Stroke order for 务

务

Examples

项xiàng。

This is an important mission.

。

I finished today's tasks.

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They received a new assignment.

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Today's task is heavy.

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He completed all the tasks.

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This word is taught in chapter 9, lesson 8: 任务, 为何, 留在 and 7 more words.