Writing
担任 (dānrèn) — how to say "to hold a position" in Chinese
担任
To hold a position, to serve as
verb
Character composition
担
to carry
任
to appoint
Radicals / Keys
手
Hand
#64 · shǒu · 4 strokes
人
Man
#9 · rén · 2 strokes
Collocations
担任班长
dānrèn bānzhǎng
serve as class monitor
担任教师
dānrèn jiàoshī
serve as a teacher
Examples
他在大学期间担任过学生会主席，组织能力很强。
During his university years, he served as the chairman of the student union and has strong organizational skills.
担任主席。
Serve as chairman.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "to hold a position" in Chinese?
"to hold a position" in Chinese is 担任 (dānrèn).
担任 meaning in English
担任 (dānrèn) means "To hold a position, to serve as".
How is 担任 pronounced?
It is pronounced dānrèn (written as danren). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to hold a position" in Chinese characters?
It is written 担任: 担 has 8 strokes, 任 has 6 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 担任?
担任 belongs to the HSK 5 vocabulary list.
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