调任

調任

diàorèn

verb #31,499

Meanings

1 to transfer to another post
2 to be reassigned (to a position)

Characters

to transfer; redeploy

to take a post; assume duty

Examples

他被调任副经理。

Tā bèi diàorèn fù jīnglǐ.

He was transferred to be deputy manager.

上级决定把他调任分公司。

Shàngjí juédìng bǎ tā diàorèn fēngōngsī.

The higher-ups decided to reassign him to a branch office.

Tips

register

Formal/bureaucratic — used for personnel moves in government, military, or large corporations, almost always to a specific named post. 调 (here pronounced diào) means 'to transfer/redeploy'; 任 means 'to take a post.' Compare 调动 diàodòng (transfer, more general) and 升任 shēngrèn (promote).

Stroke Order

调 tiáo

任 rèn