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title: "Renming Meaning: 任命 (rènmìng) Means “to appoint”"
description: "任命 (rènmìng) means “to appoint; to nominate; appointment”. Hear its tones, see what 任 and 命 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/renming"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 任命 mean?

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任命 rènmìng

## to appoint; to nominate; appointment

## Its characters

1. 任 rèn to appoint
2. 命 mìng life (as in 生命)

## In a sentence

公司任命他为新经理。 The company appointed him as the new manager.

他还把全国划分成三十六个郡，郡下面再设县，官员由皇帝直接**任命**，不再分封给贵族。

From [秦始皇是谁？ · Who was Qin Shi Huang?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/who-was-qin-shi-huang#library-word-466-468)

[More about 任命](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%BB%BB%E5%91%BD)

## More words with 任 or 命

- [出任 chūrèn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/churen)
- [担任 dānrèn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/danren)
- [革命 gémìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/geming)
- [兼任 jiānrèn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianren)
- [救命 jiùmìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiuming)
- [命令 mìnglìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mingling)
- [命运 mìngyùn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mingyun)
- [拼命 pīnmìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pinming)
- [前任 qiánrèn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qianren)
- [任何 rènhé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/renhe)

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