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Ren He - Daily Mandarin Lesson

"Any" in Mandarin Chinese

By Qiu Gui Su, About.com

Ren He

Meaning

any; whatever; whichever; whatsoever

Pronunciation

Tone marks: ►rèn hé
Tone numbers: ren4 he2

Chinese Characters

Traditional: 任何
Simplified: 任何

First Character: 任 (rèn) – to assign; to appoint; office; responsibility
Second Character: 何 (hé) – carry; what; how; why; which

Examples of Rèn Hé

Audio files are marked with ►

Tā hái méi zuòchū rènhé juédìng.
他還沒做出任何決定。
他还没做出任何决定。
He hasn't made any decision yet.

Zuò rènhé shì zhīqián dōu yào xiān xiǎng yī xiǎng.
作任何事之前都要先想一想。
作任何事之前都要先想一想。
Before starting any task it's best to think it through.

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