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任务

rèn wu · ren wu

Traditional 任務

HSK 3Old HSK 4Measure words: 项 xiàng, 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. mission; assignment; task; duty; role
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The soy sauce task

  1. Dengdeng

    妈妈(māma)给(gěi)了(le)我(wǒ)一个(yīgè)任务(rènwu)：去(qù)买(mǎi)酱油(jiàngyóu)。

    Mum gave me a task: go and buy soy sauce.

  2. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)任务(rènwu)很(hěn)简单(jiǎndān)啊(a)。

    That task is simple, isn't it?

  3. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)她(tā)说(shuō)要(yào)买(mǎi)不咸(bùxián)的(de)酱油(jiàngyóu)。

    But she said to buy the not-salty kind.

  4. Liangliang

    酱油(jiàngyóu)怎么(zěnme)会(huì)不咸(bùxián)？

    How can soy sauce be not salty?

  5. Dengdeng

    所以(suǒyǐ)这个(zhège)任务(rènwu)我(wǒ)完成(wánchéng)不了(bùliǎo)。

    So I can't finish this task.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)老(lǎo)板(bǎn)把(bǎ)艰(jiān)巨(jù)的(de)任(rèn)务(wu)指(zhǐ)派(pài)给(gěi)了(le)我(wǒ)。

My boss assigned the hard job to me.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)认(rèn)为(wéi)他(tā)能(néng)够(gòu)胜(shèng)任(rèn)这(zhè)个(ge)任(rèn)务(wu)吗(ma)?

Do you think that he is equal to the task?

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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任
rèn

to assign; to appoint

务
wù

affair; business

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