rèn zhí qī jiāndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
term of office / while holding a post
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Original source entry:

任職期間 任职期间 [ren4 zhi2 qi1 jian1] /term of office/while holding a post/

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Other forms in these source records: 任職期間

  • 任
    rèn

    to assign / to appoint / to take up a post / office / responsibility / to let / to allow / to give free rein to / no matter (how, what etc) / classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友)

    Rén

    surname Ren

  • 职
    zhí

    office / duty

  • 期
    qī

    period / cycle / a period of time / phase / stage / classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study / time / term / to hope / Taiwan pr. [qí]

  • 间
    jiān

    between / among / within a definite time or space / room / section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars / classifier for rooms

    jiàn

    gap / to separate / to thin out (seedlings) / to sow discontent

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