時任

时任
shírèn
then (as in "the then chairman")

CEDICT

  1. (attributive) then (holding the post at that time)
  2. (literary) important task of the times
  3. important task of the times
  4. then (holding the post at that time)

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 時 shí
  1. o'clock
  2. time
  3. when
  4. hour
  5. season
  6. period
2 任 rèn
  1. to assign
  2. to appoint
  3. to take up a post
  4. office
  5. responsibility
  6. to let
  7. to allow
  8. to give free rein to
  9. no matter (how, what etc)
  10. classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友)

Related entries

此際 cǐjì
  1. then
  2. as a result
當時 dāngshí
  1. then
  2. at that time
  3. while
他當時很累。

He was tired then.

Source: Tatoeba

繼而 jìér
  1. then
  2. afterwards
輒 zhé
  1. then
  2. at once
  3. always
  4. (archaic) luggage rack on a chariot
那時 nàshí
  1. then
  2. at that time
  3. in those days
那时是白天。

It was daytime.

Source: Tatoeba

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