任性
rèn xìng
Pinyin

Definition

任性
 - 
rèn xìng
  1. willful
  2. headstrong
  3. unruly

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

任
Rén
  1. 1 surname Ren
  2. 2 Ren County 任縣|任县[Rén Xiàn] in Hebei
任何
rèn hé
  1. 1 any
  2. 2 whatever
  3. 3 whichever
  4. 4 whatsoever
任务
rèn wu
  1. 1 mission
  2. 2 assignment
  3. 3 task
  4. 4 duty
  5. 5 role
  6. 6 CL:項|项[xiàng],個|个[gè]
任性
rèn xìng
  1. 1 willful
  2. 2 headstrong
  3. 3 unruly
任意
rèn yì
  1. 1 any
  2. 2 arbitrary
  3. 3 at will
  4. 4 at random
信任
xìn rèn
  1. 1 to trust
  2. 2 to have confidence in
个性
gè xìng
  1. 1 individuality
  2. 2 personality
女性
nu:3 xìng
  1. 1 woman
  2. 2 the female sex
性感
xìng gǎn
  1. 1 sex appeal
  2. 2 eroticism
  3. 3 sexuality
  4. 4 sexy
性格
xìng gé
  1. 1 nature
  2. 2 disposition
  3. 3 temperament
  4. 4 character
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
异性
yì xìng
  1. 1 the opposite sex
  2. 2 of the opposite sex
  3. 3 heterosexual
  4. 4 different in nature
责任
zé rèn
  1. 1 responsibility
  2. 2 blame
  3. 3 duty
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
一次性
yī cì xìng
  1. 1 one-off (offer)
  2. 2 one-time
  3. 3 single-use
  4. 4 disposable (goods)
上任
shàng rèn
  1. 1 to take office
  2. 2 previous (incumbent)
  3. 3 predecessor
中性
zhōng xìng
  1. 1 neutral
主任
zhǔ rèn
  1. 1 director
  2. 2 head
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
人性
rén xìng
  1. 1 human nature
  2. 2 humanity
  3. 3 human
  4. 4 the totality of human attributes
代表性
dài biǎo xìng
  1. 1 representativeness
  2. 2 representative
  3. 3 typical
任人
rèn rén
  1. 1 to appoint (sb to a post)
任劳任怨
rèn láo rèn yuàn
  1. 1 to work hard without complaint (idiom)

Idioms (20)

任人唯亲
rèn rén wéi qīn
  1. 1 to appoint people by favoritism (idiom); nepotism
  2. 2 corrupt appointment
任人唯贤
rèn rén wéi xián
  1. 1 to appoint people according to their merits (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
任人宰割
rèn rén zǎi gē
  1. 1 to get trampled on (idiom)
  2. 2 to be taken advantage of
任其自然
rèn qí zì rán
  1. 1 to let things take their course (idiom)
  2. 2 to leave it to nature
  3. 3 laissez-faire
任劳任怨
rèn láo rèn yuàn
  1. 1 to work hard without complaint (idiom)
任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台
rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái
  1. 1 lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
  2. 2 a cool head in a crisis
任贤使能
rèn xián shǐ néng
  1. 1 to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
修心养性
xiū xīn yǎng xìng
  1. 1 to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
力不胜任
lì bù shèng rèn
  1. 1 not to be up to the task (idiom)
  2. 2 incompetent
好记性不如烂笔头
hǎo jì xìng bù rú làn bǐ tóu
  1. 1 the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)
新官上任三把火
xīn guān shàng rèn sān bǎ huǒ
  1. 1 (of a newly appointed official) to make bold changes on assuming office (idiom)
本性难移
běn xìng nán yí
  1. 1 It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.
  2. 2 Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23)
江山易改，本性难移
jiāng shān yì gǎi , běn xìng nán yí
  1. 1 it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom)
  2. 2 you can't change who you are
  3. 3 Can the leopard change his spots?
熏陶成性
xūn táo chéng xìng
  1. 1 (idiom) nurture makes second nature
  2. 2 good habits come by long assimilation
知人善任
zhī rén shàn rèn
  1. 1 expert at appointing people according to their abilities (idiom)
  2. 2 to put the right people in the right places
走马上任
zǒu mǎ shàng rèn
  1. 1 to ride to take up an official appointment (idiom); to take on a job with alacrity
  2. 2 to undertake a task
走马到任
zǒu mǎ dào rèn
  1. 1 to ride to take up an official appointment (idiom); to take on a job with alacrity
  2. 2 to undertake a task
走马赴任
zǒu mǎ fù rèn
  1. 1 to ride to take up an official appointment (idiom); to take on a job with alacrity
  2. 2 to undertake a task
非异人任
fēi yì rén rèn
  1. 1 to bear one's own responsibilities and not pass them to others (idiom)
颐性养寿
yí xìng yǎng shòu
  1. 1 to take care of one's spirit and keep fit (idiom)

Sample Sentences

好、好，您唱，您任性您唱。
hǎo 、hǎo ，nín chàng ，nín rènxìng nín chàng 。
Good, good. Sing, sing if you're so insistent.
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瞧瞧，才说他任性，现在要跳舞了。您老跳啥啊？
qiáo qiao ，cái shuō tā rènxìng ，xiànzài yào tiàowǔ le 。nínlǎo tiào shá ā ？
Looky here. I just said you were headstrong. Now you want to dance. What dance will you do?
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不是我打击你啊，这你就太任性了，吃喝我们也得讲究个品味，“应景”，“应景”你听说过过吗？
bùshì wǒ dǎjī nǐ ā ，zhè nǐ jiù tài rènxìng le ，chīhē wǒmen yě děi jiǎngjiu gè pǐnwèi ，“yìngjǐng ”，“yìngjǐng ”nǐ tīngshuō guo guò ma ？
I'm not attacking you. You're so headstrong. With food it's necessary to pay special attention to a connection to the local environment and the season. Have you heard of this kind of idea?
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我说了，不只是电费的问题，是态度，我就是受不了他这种任性的态度，再说，我们又没有不让他用，只是要他省着点用，真的很难沟通。
wǒ shuō le ，bù zhǐshì diànfèi de wèntí ，shì tàidu ，wǒ jiùshì shòubuliǎo tā zhèzhǒng rènxìng de tàidu ，zài shuō ，wǒmen yòu méiyǒu bùràng tā yòng ，zhǐshì yào tā shěngzhe diǎnr yòng ，zhēnde hěn nán gōutōng 。
Didn't I say, it's not just about the bill, it is an attitude problem, I can't stand his willfulness, and we're not even stopping him from using electricity, we're just telling him to try and be more careful how he uses, he's so hard to talk to.
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你别那么任性嘛。你不是反应很厉害吗？
nǐ bié nàme rènxìng ma 。nǐ bùshì fǎnyìng hěn lìhai ma ？
Don't be so stubborn. Haven't you had a really rough reaction to being pregnant?
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