连任 (lián rèn) — to be re-elected; to serve a consecutive term (…

Definition

Means 'to be re-elected' for another consecutive term — implies the person already held the post, unlike 上任 ('to take office' for the first time).

verb

to be re-electedto serve a consecutive term (in office)

连任。
Tā chéng gōng lián rèn le zǒng tǒng.
He was successfully re-elected president.
连任。
Zhè wèi jīng lǐ yǐ jīng lián rèn sān cì le.
This manager has already served three consecutive terms.
，连任。
Yì huì xuǎn jǔ hòu, tā lián rèn le zhǔ xí.
After the parliamentary election, he was re-elected as chairman.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

连liánconsecutive

任rènterm of office

连 marks consecutive service in 任, giving the sense of serving another term.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 連; 连 is its simplified writing.

辶車連

The traditional form 連 joins 辶 (walk) and 車 (chariot) to show a man-drawn carriage; this note is about 連, not the simplified 连.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

亻壬任

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rénperson

Sound part声符shēngfú

壬

Same sound today

任 pairs 亻, a person, with 壬, which may picture a shoulder pole turned sideways.

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