appoint; assign to a position
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to appoint; to assign to a post
formalUsed formally by governments, organizations, or companies to officially assign someone to a job or position, often involving an official document or announcement.
Dǒng董
shì事
huì会
zhèng正
shì式
rèn任
mìng命
tā他
wéi为
xīn新
rèn任
shǒu首
xí席
zhí执
xíng行
guān官
。
The board of directors officially appointed him as the new CEO.
Zǒng总
tǒng统
rèn任
mìng命
le了
yī一
wèi位
xīn新
de的
wài外
jiāo交
bù部
zhǎng长
。
The president appointed a new foreign minister.
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Gēn根
jù据
zhè这
fèn份
wén文
jiàn件
，
gōng公
sī司
rèn任
mìng命
le了
yī一
wèi位
xīn新
de的
zǒng总
jīng经
lǐ理
。
According to this document, the company appointed a new general manager.
Tā他
bèi被
rèn任
mìng命
wéi为
zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
de的
fù负
zé责
rén人
。
He was appointed as the person in charge of this project.