Chinese

主任

/ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɻən⁵¹/
director; chairman; supervisor
  • HSK 3
  • TOCFL 5

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  • characterChinese主 “owner; master”
  • characterChinese任 “to carry on a shoulder pole; to carry”
    • meaningChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”
    • soundChinese壬 “the ninth of the ten heavenly stems”

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