到任 [－－]

Jyutping dou3 jam6
Pinyin dào rèn

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    去​擔任​比​原本​更加​高​嘅​職​位
    to take up a higher post
    • 新官到任三把火
      新官到任三把火
      new officers are more passionate
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, literary
    to assume office; to take up a post
    (syn.) 到职, 供职, 任事, 就職, 就职, 出任, 蒞任, 就事, 上任, 任職, 即位, 到職, 就位, 供職, 做事, 就任, 莅任, 任职
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他没见到任何人。
    他沒見到任何人。
    tā méi jiàn dào rèn hé rén 。
    • He didn't see anybody.
  2. Mandarin
    我看不到任何东西。
    我看不到任何東西。
    wǒ kàn bù dào rèn hé dōng xī 。
    • I can't see anything.
  3. Mandarin
    没看到任何一颗星星。
    沒看到任何一顆星星。
    méi kàn dào rèn hé yī kē xīng xing 。
    • Not a star was to be seen.
  4. Mandarin
    我找不到任何英文拼写的逻辑。"Ghoti" 可以被发音成"fish"。
    我找不到任何英文拼寫的邏輯。"Ghoti" 可以被發音成"fish"。
    wǒ zhǎo bu dào rèn hé yīng wén pīn xiě de luó ji 。"ghoti" kě yǐ bèi fā yīn chéng "fish"。
    • I can't find any logic to English spelling. “Ghoti” can be pronounced as “fish.”
  5. Mandarin
    看不到任何一棵树。
    看不到任何一棵樹。
    kàn bù dào rèn hé yī kē shù 。
    • There was not a tree in sight.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    警察喺个女人度问唔到任何嘢。
    警察喺個女人度問唔到任何嘢。
    ging2 caat3 hai2 go3 neoi5 jan4 dou6 man6 m4 dou3 jam6 ho4 je5 。
    • The police were unable to get anything out of the woman.
  2. Cantonese
    噉改变唔到任何嘢。
    噉改變唔到任何嘢。
    gam2 goi2 bin3 m4 dou3 jam6 ho4 je5 。
    • That changes nothing.
    • This changes nothing.
    • It doesn't change anything.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    航程期间感到任何不适，请向职员联络。
    航程期間感到任何不適，請向職員聯絡。
    hong4 cing4 kei4 gaan1 gam2 dou3 jam6 ho4 bat1 sik1, cing2 hoeng3 zik1 jyun4 lyun4 lok3.
    • If you feel unwell during the trip / flight, please contact our staff.
  2. Cantonese
    我哋宜家采取唔到任何措施，唯有静观其变。
    我哋宜家採取唔到任何措施，唯有靜觀其變。
    ngo5 dei6 ji4 gaa1 coi1 ceoi2 m4 dou3 jam6 ho4 cou3 si1, wai4 jau5 zing6 gun1 kei4 bin3
    • We can't take any measure right now; the only thing we can do is to wait and see how it develops.
  3. Cantonese
    明明有970X，点解970未到任白楼分站已经顶闸？
    明明有970X，點解970未到任白樓分站已經頂閘？
    • There is 970X. Why on earth is this 970 fully loaded before Yam Park Building stop?
  4. Cantonese
    新官到任三把火
    新官到任三把火
    • new officers are more passionate