任务任務 rènwu — task, assignment, mission
rènwu (fourth tone, falling)ren4wu
Traditional: 任務
task, assignment, mission
HSK 4· HSK 1–4 (classic)nounMeasure word 项Measure word 个
Meanings
task, assignment, mission
A piece of work someone is assigned to carry out, usually with a goal and someone waiting on the result — closer to "mission" than to the everyday 工作. A student has 作业; a soldier, an employee or a team has 任务.
noun
Example sentences
- 这是一个很重要的任务。這是一個很重要的任務。Zhè (fourth tone, falling) shì (fourth tone, falling) yí (second tone, rising) ge (neutral tone) hěn (third tone, dipping) zhòngyào (fourth tone, falling) de (neutral tone) rènwu. (fourth tone, falling)···
This is a very important task.
- 经理给了我一个新任务。經理給了我一個新任務。Jīnglǐ (first tone, high and level) gěile (third tone, dipping) wǒ (third tone, dipping) yí (second tone, rising) ge (neutral tone) xīn (first tone, high and level) rènwu. (fourth tone, falling)···
The manager gave me a new task.
Common mistakes
Not quite我每天早上八点开始任务。
Correct我每天早上八点开始工作。
工作 is the ongoing job, the general activity of working; 任务 is one particular, assigned piece of it with a beginning and an end. You go to 工作 every day, but you are given a 任务 once.