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担任

dān rèn

HSK 5 2-character word Traditional 擔任

What 担任 means

1. to hold a governmental office or post
2. to assume office of
3. to take charge of
4. to serve as

The characters in 担任

• 担dānto undertake; to carry; to shoulder
• 任rènto assign; to appoint; to take up a post

Example sentences

• 他担任我的向导。
  Tā dānrèn wǒ de xiàngdǎo.
  He acted as my guide.
• 我叔叔让我担任翻译。
  Wǒ shūshu ràng wǒ dānrèn fānyì.
  My uncle had me act as a translator.
• 我舅舅让我担任翻译。
  My uncle made me serve as interpreter.
• 我们在学校担任教师。
  We work as teachers in the school.
• 汤姆在考虑担任教练一职。
  Tom is considering taking a coaching job.
• 上大学的时候，小王担任过班长。
  Shàng dàxué de shíhou, xiǎo Wáng dānrèn guo bānzhǎng.
  Whilst at university, Xiaowang held the post of class monitor.