| 任何 | rèn hé | any; whatever; whichever; whatsoever |
| 任务 | rèn wu | mission; assignment; task; duty; role; CL:项,个 |
| 任 | rèn | 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); surname Ren |
| 任意 | rèn yì | arbitrary; at will; at random |
| 任命 | rèn mìng | to appoint and nominate |
| 任用 | rèn yòng | to appoint; to assign |
| 任免 | rèn miǎn | to appoint and dismiss |
| 任凭 | rèn píng | no matter what; despite; to allow (sb to act arbitrarily) |
| 任期 | rèn qī | term of office |
| 任职 | rèn zhí | to hold an office or post |
| 任教 | rèn jiào | to teach; to coach; to work as teacher |
| 任性 | rèn xìng | willful; headstrong; uninhibited |
| 任人 | rèn rén | to appoint (sb to a post) |
| 任劳任怨 | rèn láo rèn yuàn | to undertake a task despite criticism (idiom); to bear the burden of office willingly |
| 任侠 | rèn xiá | chivalrous; helping the weak for the sake of justice |
| 任一个 | rèn yī ge | any one of (a list of possibilities) |
| 任丘市 | Rèn qiū shì | Renqiu county level city in Cangzhou 沧州, Hebei |
| 任事 | rèn shì | appointment to an important post |
| 任人唯亲 | rèn rén wéi qīn | to appoint people by favoritism (idiom); nepotism; corrupt appointment |
| 任人唯贤 | rèn rén wéi xián | to appoint people according to their merits (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity |
| 任何其他 | rèn hé qí tā | any other |
| 任便 | rèn biàn | as you see fit; to do as one likes |
| 任内 | rèn nèi | period in office |
| 任其自然 | rèn qí zì rán | to let things take their course (idiom); to leave it to nature; laissez-faire |
| 任务栏 | rèn wù lán | taskbar |
| 任咎 | rèn jiù | to take the blame |
| 任城 | Rèn chéng | Rencheng district of Ji'ning city 济宁市, Shandong |
| 任城区 | Rèn chéng qū | Rencheng district of Ji'ning city 济宁市, Shandong |
| 任天堂 | Rèn tiān táng | Nintendo |
| 任安 | Rèn Ān | Ren An (-c. 90 BC), Han Dynasty general, also called Ren Shaoqing 任少卿 |
| 任从 | rèn cóng | at one's discretion |
| 任情 | rèn qíng | to let oneself go; to do as much as one pleases |
| 任意球 | rèn yì qiú | free kick |
任凭风浪起, 稳坐钓鱼台 | rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái | lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation; a cool head in a crisis |
| 任所 | rèn suǒ | one's office; place where one holds a post |
| 任气 | rèn qì | to act on impulse |
| 任由 | rèn yóu | to let (sb do sth); to allow |
| 任县 | Rèn xiàn | Ren county in Xingtai 邢台, Hebei |
| 任职期间 | rèn zhí qī jiān | term of office; while holding a post |
| 任听 | rèn tīng | to allow (sb to act arbitrarily); to let sb have his head |
| 任诞 | rèn dàn | dissipated; unruly |
| 任课 | rèn kè | to give classes; to work as teacher |
| 任贤使能 | rèn xián shǐ néng | to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity |
| 任达华 | rèn dá Huà | Simon Yam Tat-Wah (Hong Kong actor) |
| 任选 | rèn xuǎn | to choose arbitrarily; to take whichever one fancies |
| 任重 | rèn zhòng | a load; a heavy burden |
| 任重道远 | rèn zhòng dào yuǎn | a heavy load and a long road; fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7) |
| 任随 | rèn suí | to allow (sb to have his head); to let things happen |