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Jyutping jam6 ji3
Pinyin rèn yì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. any
  2. arbitrary
  3. at will
  4. at random
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    想​做​乜​就​做​乜​,​通常​係​負面
    as one pleases; typically has a negative connotation
    • 唔可以任意蝦人。
      唔可以任意虾人。
      m4 ho2 ji5 jam6 ji3 haa1 jan4.
      We cannot bully people without restraint.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv
    as one pleases; as one likes; whatever one wants
    (syn.) 胡亂, 乱, 胡乱, 狂, 亂, 恣意
  2. adj, attributive
    arbitrary; willful
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #3460
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我母亲宁愿选彩票机上的任意数字,也不选我的幸运数字。
    我母親寧願選彩票機上的任意數字,也不選我的幸運數字。
    wǒ mǔ qīn nìng yuàn xuǎn cǎi piào jī shàng de rèn yì shù zì , yě bù xuǎn wǒ de xìng yùn shù zì 。
    • My mother prefers the arbitrary selection of the lottery machines over my lucky numbers.
  2. Mandarin
    贝尔被犯规了,球队获得了任意球。
    貝爾被犯規了,球隊獲得了任意球。
    bèi ěr bèi fàn guī le , qiú duì huò dé le rèn yì qiú 。
    • Bale fouled and the team got a penalty kick.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    唔可以任意虾人。
    唔可以任意蝦人。
    m4 ho2 ji5 jam6 ji3 haa1 jan4.
    • We cannot bully people without restraint.
  2. Cantonese
    任意妄为
    任意妄為
    • tyrannical
  3. Cantonese
    虽然只系小事,但系慎重起见,最好问咗主任意见先。
    雖然只係小事,但係慎重起見,最好問咗主任意見先。
    seoi1 jin4 zi2 hai6 siu2 si6, daan6 hai6 san6 zung6 hei2 gin3, zeoi3 hou2 man6 zo2 zyu2 jam6 ji3 gin3 sin1.
    • Although it is just a trivial matter, we had better seek the director's opinion first for caution's sake.
  4. Cantonese
    你系大人嚟喇,唔可以再任意妄为㗎喇。
    你係大人嚟喇,唔可以再任意妄為㗎喇。
    nei5 hai6 daai6 jan4 lei4 laa3, m4 ho2 ji5 zoi3 jam6 ji3 mong5 wai4 gaa3 laa3.
    • You are already an adult. You can't act arbitrarily and recklessly anymore.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    任意竞赛图都有一个王。
    任意競賽圖都有一個王。
    rèn yì jìng sài tú dōu yǒu yī ge wáng .
    • In every tournament there exists a king.
  2. Mandarin
    这条路三天两头的挖,坑坑洞洞的,真是寸步难行。政府种种严谨的法律,使得不肖的生意人,大叹寸步难行,再也不能任意剥削了。
    這條路三天兩頭的挖,坑坑洞洞的,真是寸步難行。政府種種嚴謹的法律,使得不肖的生意人,大嘆寸步難行,再也不能任意剝削了。
    zhè tiáo lù sān tiān liǎng tóu de wā , kēng kēng dòng dòng de , zhēn shì cùn bù nán xíng . Zhèngfǔ zhǒng zhǒng yán jǐn de fǎ lǜ , shǐ dé bù xiào de shēng yì rén , dà tàn cùn bù nán xíng , zài yě bù néng rèn yì bō xuē le .
    • They have been digging up this road for the last several days and it is full of potholes. It is really difficult to move forward.
      All kinds of strict government laws make it so that unscrupulous business people lament the fact that it is difficult for them to make headway. They can no longer prey on people at will
  3. Mandarin
    通配任意的字符
    通配任意的字符
    tōng pèi rèn yì de zì fú
    • match any character