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

rènwu

Traditional: 任務

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Translation

task, mission, assignment

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

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Examples

xiàng

This is an important mission.

I finished today's tasks.

They received a new assignment.

Today's task is heavy.

He completed all the tasks.

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