历任 lìrèn to hold successive posts Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents lìrèn to hold successive posts 历 歷 lì verb to experience (bound form) to experience; to undergo; to pass through任 rèn nounverb post An official position or job; a responsibility or dutylìrèn all previous incumbents 历 歷 lì past (bound form) past; previous; refers to each or every time/age in the past, as in 历代 lìdài or 历年 lìnián任 rèn nounverb post An official position or job; a responsibility or duty