任命 meaning in English

rènmìng

to appoint; (job) appointment

HSK 7-9verb14 strokes

Meaning of 任命

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

rènmìng
  1. to appoint
  2. (job) appointment

Measure word: 紙|纸

任命 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā被bèi任rèn命mìng为wèi议yì长zhǎng。
He was appointed chairman.
他tā们men任rèn命mìng他tā为wèi经jīng理lǐ。
They appointed him as a director.
她tā被bèi任rèn命mìng为wéi主zhǔ席xí。
She was appointed chairperson.
他tā被bèi任rèn命mìng为wèi驻zhù美měi日rì本běn大dà使shǐ。
He was accredited to the United States to represent Japan.
他tā被bèi任rèn命mìng为wèi驻zhù英yīng国guó大dà使shǐ。
He was appointed ambassador to Britain.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

任 rèn · to assign · 6 strokes

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  2. 2
  3. 3
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  6. 6

命 mìng · life · 8 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 任命.

任何rènhéany; whatever; whichever
生命shēngmìnglife (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature (CL:條|条[tiao2])
任务rènwumission; assignment; task; duty; role
信任xìnrènto trust; to have confidence in
责任zérènresponsibility; duty; liability
命运mìngyùnfate; destiny
主任zhǔrèndirector; head
担任dānrènto hold a governmental office or post; to assume office of
命令mìnglìngorder; command
救命jiùmìngto save sb's life; (interj.) Help!
革命gémìngto withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning); re
性命xìngmìnglife

Questions about 任命

What does 任命 mean?

任命 (rènmìng) means "to appoint; (job) appointment" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 任命?

任命 is made of 2 characters: 任 (6 strokes), 命 (8 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.

Is 任命 an HSK word?

Yes. 任命 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.