Definition
离任 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to leave a post', used formally for officials or people in positions of responsibility. When you want to add how long or when the leaving happened, you can split it: 离了任 ('left the post'), 离任之前 ('before leaving the post'). The object (the post) is embedded in the word itself, so you don't place another object after it.
v.o.
to leave one's post (especially an official or professional position)
Examples
- 离任。Zhè wèi shìzhǎng míngnián jiù yào lí rèn le.This mayor is going to leave his post next year.
- ，。Tā yǐjīng lí le rèn, huí lǎojiā qù le.He has already left his post and gone back to his hometown.
- 离任，。lí rèn zhīqián, tā xiě le yí fèn gōngzuò zǒngjié.Before leaving his post, he wrote a work summary.
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