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主任

zhǔ rèn · zhu ren

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. director
  2. head
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In a conversation

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The director wants you

  1. Dengdeng

    主任(zhǔrèn)找(zhǎo)你(nǐ)。

    The director is looking for you.

  2. Liangliang

    找(zhǎo)我(wǒ)？什么(shénme)事(shì)？

    For me? What for?

  3. Dengdeng

    他(tā)没(méi)说(shuō)，他(tā)的(de)脸(liǎn)很(hěn)严肃(yánsù)。

    He didn't say. His face was very serious.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)是不是(shìbùshì)做错(zuòcuò)了(le)什么(shénme)？

    Did I do something wrong?

  5. Dengdeng

    主任(zhǔrèn)说(shuō)，周末(zhōumò)请(qǐng)大家(dàjiā)去(qù)爬山(páshān)。

    The director said he's inviting everyone hiking this weekend.

  6. Liangliang

    爬山(páshān)？那(nà)我(wǒ)还是(háishi)做错(zuòcuò)了(le)什么(shénme)！

    Hiking? Then I did do something wrong after all!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

在(zài)主(zhǔ)任(rèn)不(bú)在(zài)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)，办(bàn)公(gōng)室(shì)由(yóu)谁(shuí)来(lái)负(fù)责(zé)？

Who is in charge of the office while the boss is away?

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

新(xīn)来(lái)的(de)主(zhǔ)任(rèn)对(duì)每(měi)个(gè)员(yuán)工(gōng)都(dōu)很(hěn)客(kè)气(qi)。

The new director is very polite to every employee.

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主
zhǔ

owner; master

任
rèn

to assign; to appoint

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