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

rènwu

Traditional: 任務

HSK 4

#670 of 5,000 Core 1000

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

任

务

Examples

项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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This word is part of lesson 14.