Definition
任教 means 'to hold a teaching post' or 'to teach as a profession'. It is a separable verb (离合词): the verb 任 and the object 教 can be split by duration or measure words, as in 任过三年教 ('taught for three years'). You cannot directly attach a duration after 任教; instead, either put the duration before the whole word (任教三年) or split it (任了三年教). In a sentence, use 在 to specify the location: 在大学任教.
v.o.
to hold a teaching postto teach (as a profession)
Examples
- 任教。Tā zài dàxué rèn jiào yǐjīng shí nián le.He has been teaching at the university for ten years.
- 。Tā zài zhè suǒ xuéxiào rèn guò sān nián jiào.She taught at this school for three years.
- 任教。Wǒ dǎsuàn qù nóngcūn rèn jiào yì nián.I plan to go to the countryside and teach for one year.
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