委任

wěirèn

verb #20,978

Meanings

1 to appoint
2 to entrust with a post
3 to mandate

Characters

to entrust / to delegate

to appoint / duty / office / responsibility

Examples

HSK 3

他被委任负责这次调查工作。

Tā bèi wěirèn fùzé zhè cì diàochá gōngzuò.

He was appointed to oversee this investigation.

HSK 7-9

董事会委任她担任新任首席执行官。

Dǒngshìhuì wěirèn tā dānrèn xīnrèn shǒuxí zhíxíngguān.

The board of directors appointed her as the new CEO.

Tips

usage

委任 and 委派 are close in meaning. 委任 more often refers to appointing someone to a formal position or title, while 委派 emphasizes sending/assigning someone to carry out a task.

Stroke Order

委 wěi

任 rèn