Tuttle Learners of Chinese -English Dictionary

十八名。Wǒ xiào yǒu jiàoxué rényuán wǔshí liù míng, qítā rényuán shíbā míng. This school has a
teaching staff of 56 people and 18 other staff members.
rénzào 人造 [modif: 人 man + 造 make] ADJ man-made, artificial
rénzhì 人质 N hostage 扣留人质 kòuliú rénzhì hold hostage
rén 仁 N & ADJ benevolence, being human; benevolent, humane
réncí 仁慈 [comp: 仁 benevolent + 慈 kind] ADJ benevolent, merciful
rěn 忍 V endure, tolerate, put up with ■ 你刚来， 有的地方不习惯，还得忍一点。Nǐ gāng lái, yǒude
dìfang bù xíguàn, hái děi rěn yìdiǎn. You’re new here, so there may be things you’re not used to and
will have to put up with for a while. 忍不住 rěn bu zhù be unable to bear, cannot help ■ 她在电话里听
到妈妈的声音，忍不住哭起 来。Tā zài diànhuà li tīngdào māma de shēngyīn, rěnbuzhù kū
qǐlai. Hearing mom’s voice on the phone, she couldn’t help crying. 忍得住 rěn de zhù can endure, can
bear
rěnnài 忍耐 [comp: 忍 endure + 耐 endure] V show restraint, bear, put up with ■ 没有办法，只 能忍
耐。Méiyǒu bànfǎ, zhǐ néng rěnnài. There’s nothing we can do; we can only put up with it.
rěnshòu 忍受 V tolerate, bear
rèn 认 TRAD 認 V 1 recognize ■ 两年不见，我几乎 认不出你了！Liǎng nián bú jiàn, wǒ jīhū rèn bu
chū nǐ le! I haven’t seen you for two years, and I can hardly recognize you. 2 identify ■ 你认一下，
这里这么多自行车，哪辆是你的？Nǐ rèn yíxià, zhèli zhème duō zìxíngchē, nǎ liàng shì nǐ de?
Among so many bicycles here, can you identify which one is yours?
rènde 认得 V same as 认识 rènshi
rèndìng 认定 V be firmly convinced, maintain
rènkě 认可 V approve 质量认可书 zhìliàng rènkě shū certificate of quality approval
rènshi 认识 [comp: 认 recognize + 识 know] V know, understand ■ 认识你，很高兴。Rènshi nǐ, hěn
gāoxìng. I’m glad to make your acquaintance. ■ 你认识这个汉字吗？Nǐ rènshi zhège Hànzì ma?
Do you know this Chinese character?
rènwéi 认为 V think, consider (normally followed by a clause) ■ 我认为你说得不对。Wǒ rènwéi nǐ
shuōde bú duì. I think what you said is incorrect.
rènzhēn 认真 [v+compl: 认 consider + 真 real] ADJ earnest, conscientious, serious ■ 他是个认真 的学
生。Tā shì ge rènzhēn de xuésheng. She’s a conscientious student. ■ 老老实实做人，认认真真
做事。Lǎo-lǎo-shí-shí zuòrén, rèn-rèn-zhēn-zhēn zuòshì. Be an honest person and a
conscientious worker.
rèn 任 CONJ no matter
rènhé 任何 [comp: 任 no matter + 何 what] PRON any, whatever ■ 你任何时候都可以来找我。Nǐ rènhé
shíhou dōu kěyǐ lái zhǎo wǒ. You can come to see me at any time. ■ 在任何情况下，都要遵守 法
律。Zài rènhé qíngkuàng xià, dōu yào zūnshǒu fǎlǜ. One should abide by the law under any
circumstances. 任何人 rènhé rén anyone ■ 任何人都不可以那样 做。Rènhé rén dōu bù kěyǐ
nàyàng zuò. No one is allowed to do that. 任何事 rènhé shì any matter, anything, everything ■ 他做任
何事都挺认真。Tā zuò rènhé shì dōu tǐng rènzhēn. He does everything conscientiously.
rènmìng 任命 V appoint (to a position of importance) 任命他为副总裁 rènmìng tā wéi fùzǒngcái appoint him
Vice CEO
rènwù 任务 [comp: 任 mission + 务 work] N assignment, mission ■ 李经理要派你一个重要任 务。Lǐ
jīnglǐ yào pài nǐ yí ge zhòngyào rènwù. Mr Li, the manager, will give you an important assignment.
rènxìng 任性 ADJ willful, headstrong
rènyì 任意 ADJ & ADV random; randomly, at random
rèn zhòng dào yuǎn 任重道远 IDIOM the burden is heavy and the road is long (→ be entrusted with an
important mission with heavy responsibilities)
rēng 扔 V throw, toss ■ 不要乱扔垃圾。Bú yào luàn rēng lājī. Do not discard rubbish everywhere. (→
Don’t litter.)
réng 仍 ADV same as 仍然 réngrán
réngjiù 仍旧 ADV same as 仍然 réngrán