前任

qián rèn · qian ren

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. predecessor
  2. ex-
  3. former
  4. ex (spouse etc)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)偶(ǒu)尔(ěr)还(hái)会(huì)和(hé)前(qián)任(rèn)一(yì)起(qǐ)吃(chī)饭(fàn)。

She occasionally still has meals with her ex.

02

新(xīn)经(jīng)理(lǐ)比(bǐ)前(qián)任(rèn)更(gèng)注(zhù)重(zhòng)团(tuán)队(duì)合(hé)作(zuò)。

The new manager pays more attention to teamwork than his predecessor.

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