重任

zhòngrèn

noun HSK 7-9 #16,105

Meanings

1 heavy responsibility
2 important task

Characters

heavy; important

responsibility; task

Examples

公司把这个重任交给了他。

Gōngsī bǎ zhège zhòngrèn jiāogěi le tā.

The company entrusted this important task to him.

她勇敢地承担了这项重任。

Tā yǒnggǎn de chéngdān le zhèxiàng zhòngrèn.

She bravely took on this heavy responsibility.

Tips

usage

Commonly used in the phrase 身负重任 (shēn fù zhòngrèn) — 'to bear a heavy responsibility on one's shoulders.'

Stroke Order

重 zhòng

任 rèn