委以重任 — Chinese idiom
委以重任
wěi yǐ zhòng rèn
Meaning
- to entrust (sb) with an important responsibility
Character by character
- 委wěito appoint, to commission, to send
- 以yǐaccording to; so as to; because of; then
- 重zhòngheavy, weighty; to double, to repeat
- 任rènto trust, to rely on; to appoint; to bear; duty, o
Idioms sharing a character
- 虚与委蛇 xū yǔ wēi yí
- 一以贯之 yī yǐ guàn zhī
- 不以为然 bù yǐ wéi rán
- 不知所以 bù zhī suǒ yǐ
- 以一驭万 yǐ yī yù wàn
- 以假乱真 yǐ jiǎ luàn zhēn
- 以债养债 yǐ zhài yǎng zhài
- 以儆效尤 yǐ jǐng xiào yóu
- 以卵击石 yǐ luǎn jī shí
- 以史为鉴 yǐ shǐ wéi jiàn
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