# 前任 (qiánrèn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 前任 (qiánrèn) means “predecessor; former; ex-partner”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: predecessor; former; ex-partner
- Pinyin: qiánrèn (qian2 ren4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 前任经理把文件交给了他。
  Qiánrèn jīnglǐ bǎ wénjiàn jiāogěi le tā.
  He handed the files over to his successor as the former manager.

## Characters

- [前](https://hanziro.com/word/qian-front/) (qián): front; before
- [任](https://hanziro.com/word/ren-appoint/) (rèn): to appoint; post

https://hanziro.com/word/qian-ren-predecessor/

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