历任 (lì rèn) — (verb phrase) to have served successively as (a series of posts)

Definition

Used when one person has held a series of different posts over time (a CV-style phrase), or to refer collectively to all previous holders of a single post. Often follows a title like 历任校长 ("all former presidents").

verb
(verb phrase) to have served successively as (a series of posts)

Examples

  • 历任
    Tā lì rèn guò duō gè zhòng yào de guó jiā zhí wù.
    He has held several important national posts successively.
  • 历任
    Tā lì rèn mì shū, zhǔ rèn hé fù zǒng jīng lǐ.
    She has served successively as secretary, director, and deputy general manager.
  • 历任
    Zhè suǒ dà xué lì rèn xiào zhǎng dōu fēi cháng jié chū.
    All previous presidents of this university have been exceptionally outstanding.

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