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听任

tīng rèn

2-character word Traditional 聽任

What 听任 means

1. to let (sth happen)
2. to allow (sb to do sth)
3. to submit to
4. to yield

The characters in 听任

• 听tīngto listen to; to hear; to heed; to obey; a can (loanword from English "tin")
• 任rènto assign; to appoint; to take up a post

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