- to hold a governmental office or post; to assume office of; to take charge of; to serve as
- head of a (government etc) department; section chief; section head; secretary; minister; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
- doctoral degree; PhD
- lifelong; all one's life; marriage
- barely; only; merely
- Washington (name); George Washington (1732-1799), first US president; Washington, US State; Washington, D.C. (US federal capital)
- to expire; to run out; to come to an end
- 任 Rén: 任 Ren2: surname Ren任 rèn: 任 ren4: to assign; to appoint; to take up a post; office; responsibility; to let; to allow; to give free rein to; no matter (how, what etc); classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友)
- to intervene; to get involved
- 皮 Pí: 皮 Pi2: surname Pi皮 pí: 皮 pi2: skin; peel; rind; outer layer; leather; hide; fur; cover; wrapping; outer covering; (of food) no longer crisp; soggy; (coll.) naughty; mischievous; pico- (10⁻¹²)
- chair
- appearance; facial features
- kindly; nice; amiable
- to take a seat
- vocal recital or concert
- the scene (of a crime, accident etc); (on) the spot; (at) the site
- forest; CL:片[pian4]
- to hang up (a phone)
- 宽 Kuān: 宽 Kuan1: surname Kuan宽 kuān: 宽 kuan1: wide; broad; loose; relaxed; lenient
- sparse; infrequent; thinly spread
- chin
- scanner (device)
- chubby
- to affix a seal; to stamp; to print out (with a printer)
- act; action; activity; move; movement
- a line of verse; a sentence
- to hold between the thumb and fingers; to pinch; to mold (using the fingers); to hold (lit. in one's hand and fig.); to join together; to fabricate (a story, a report, etc)
- (idiom) not one good point; everything about it is wrong
- to loathe; to hate; disgusted with sth
- expression or emotion showing in one's eyes; meaningful glance; wink; eyesight (dialect)
- responsible and diligent (idiom)