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委以重任

Mandarin · pinyin wěi yǐ zhòng rèn

(idiom) to entrust (sb) with an important responsibility

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委: wěi · appoint, send, commission
以: yǐ · by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
重: zhòng · heavy, weighty; double
任: rèn · trust to, rely on, appoint; to bear, duty, office; allow

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3–3–4–4 · wei3 yi3 zhong4 ren4

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wai2 ji5 zung6 jam6

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