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前任 (qián rèn): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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前任 (qián rèn): Former position holder / predecessor (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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前任 consists of 2 characters.

front, forward, ahead, before

to appoint, to bear, to allow

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Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 前任 with other words naturally.

Verb + Objectwith提到

tí提

dào到

qián前

rèn任

neutral

mention one's ex

Possessive + Nounwith我

wǒ我

de的

qián前

rèn任

Adjective + Noun

qián前

rèn任

nán男

yǒu友

neutral

ex-boyfriend

Example Sentences with 前任

tā他

shì是

wǒ我

de的

qián前

rèn任

。

neutral

Spoken

my ex

qián前

rèn任

zǒng总

tǒng统

formal

former president

He is my ex.

wǒ我

de的

qián前

rèn任

wèi为

zhè这

ge个

xiàng项

mù目

dǎ打

xià下

le了

hěn很

hǎo好

de的

jī基

chǔ础

。

My predecessor laid a very good foundation for this project.

wǒ我

de的

qián前

rèn任

zài在

lí离

zhí职

qián前

wán完

chéng成

le了

zhè这

ge个

xiàng项

mù目

dì的

chū初

bù步

guī规

huà划

。

My predecessor completed the preliminary planning of this project before leaving.

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nǐ你

nán难

dào道

cóng从

lái来

méi没

yǒu有

hé和

nǐ你

de的

qián前

rèn任

bǎo保

chí持

guò过

lián联

xì系

ma吗

？

Have you really never kept in touch with your ex at all?

wǒ我

de的

qián前

rèn任

lǎo老

bǎn板

duì对

wǒ我

hěn很

wǒ我

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

cǎi采

nà纳

qián前

rèn任

tóng同

suī虽

rán然

qián前

rèn任

jīng经

lǐ理

hěn很

yǒu有

néng能

qián前

rèn任

zǒng总

tǒng统

de的

zhèng政

cè策

yǐng影

xiǎng响

tīng听

shuō说

wǒ我

de的

qián前

rèn任

bān搬

qù去

le了

hǎo好

。

My former boss was very kind to me.

shì事

tí提

chū出

de的

nà那

ge个

yǒu有

fēng风

xiǎn险

de的

jiàn建

yì议

。

I did not adopt the risky suggestion put forward by my former colleague.

lì力

，

dàn但

tā他

de的

guǎn管

lǐ理

fēng风

gé格

guò过

yú于

yán严

lì厉

。

Although the former manager was very capable, his management style was overly strict.

le了

xiàn现

zài在

de的

jīng经

jì济

。

The policies of the former president have affected the current economy.

shàng

上

hǎi海

，

xiàn现

zài在

fā发

zhǎn展

dé得

xiāng相

dāng当

bú不

cuò错

。

I heard my predecessor moved to Shanghai and is doing quite well now.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 前任.

Words with 前

前面qián miànHSK 1
以前yǐ qiánHSK 3
提前tí qiánHSK 4
从前cóng qiánHSK 5
之前zhī qián
先前xiān qián
前台qián tái
前后qián hòu

Words with 任

任何rèn héHSK 4
任务rèn wuHSK 4
责任zé rènHSK 4
上任shàng rèn
主任zhǔ rèn
任命rèn mìng
任性rèn xìng
任意rèn yì