No. 1,860 in Chinese
任期
Term of office.
In a sentence
总统的任期通常为四年。
The term of the president is typically four years.
In this sentence, '任期' refers to the length of time that the president serves in office.'
该公司的CEO完成了她的任期，离开了公司。
The CEO of the company completed her term and left the company.
Here, '任期' is used to denote the period during which the CEO worked in her position at the company.
新法案将减少某些职位的任期，以促进更高效的工作。
The new bill will reduce the tenure for certain positions to promote more efficient work.
In this context, '任期' is the duration specific positions may occupy under the stipulations of a new legislative bill.
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