重任 zhòngrèn heavy responsibility
How to remember 重任: 重 heavy + 任 to trust = heavy responsibility.
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How it is used
- 'A heavy responsibility, an important charge' - 肩负重任 (jiānfù zhòngrèn) shoulder a heavy responsibility; 委以重任 (wěiyǐ zhòngrèn) entrust with an important task.
- Formal; pairs with 肩负/担负/委以. The 重 = weighty, 任 = duty.
- Implies both importance and the burden of being trusted with it.