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任务rèn wumission; assignment; task; duty; role

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任务 (rèn wu) means "mission; assignment; task; duty; role." It appears in 老师给我们一个任务。 (The teacher gave us a task.) and 我们要认真完成这个任务。 (We must complete this task carefully.) In the dialogue, A says the teacher gave them a task, B asks what it is, and A says it is an article due tomorrow.

What does 任务 mean?

  1. 1.

    mission; assignment; task; duty; rolenoun

What do the characters in 任务 mean?

  • 任responsibility
  • 务affair

How do you use 任务?

See it in 给我们一个任务 and 完成这个任务

What are some examples of 任务 in a sentence?

  1. 老师给我们一个任务。

    Lǎoshī gěi wǒmen yí gè rènwu.

    The teacher gave us a task.

  2. 我们要认真完成这个任务。

    Wǒmen yào rènzhēn wánchéng zhège rènwu.

    We must complete this task carefully.

How is 任务 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    老师给我们一个任务。

    Lǎoshī gěi wǒmen yí gè rènwu.

    The teacher gave us a task.

  2. Speaker B:

    什么任务?

    Shénme rènwu?

    What task?

  3. Speaker A:

    写一篇文章,明天交。

    Xiě yì piān wénzhāng, míngtiān jiāo.

    Write an article, due tomorrow.

  4. Speaker B:

    我们要认真完成这个任务。

    Wǒmen yào rènzhēn wánchéng zhège rènwu.

    We must complete this task carefully.

Can you use 任务 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank (task): 老师给我们一个___。 (The teacher gave us a task.)
  2. 2.What does 我们要认真完成这个任务。 mean?
  3. 3.Which word means "mission; assignment; task"?

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.