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招贤下士 — “To recruit talented individuals and scholars”

招贤下士 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to recruit talented individuals and scholars”. Welcoming those with virtue and ability. Literally, “Recruit the virtuous and receive scholars”.

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招贤下士 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 招zhāo
  • 贤xián
  • 下xià
  • 士shì

招贤下士 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
招
zhāo8beckon, attract, confess, trick
贤
xián8virtuous and talented person
下
xià3below, down, next, to descend
士
shì3scholar, gentleman, soldier

Example Sentence with 招贤下士

这家公司发展迅速,正积极招贤下士,希望能吸引更多优秀人才。
This company is developing rapidly and is actively recruiting talented individuals, hoping to attract more excellent professionals.

Idioms Related to 招贤下士

Synonyms of 招贤下士

  • zhāo招xián贤lǐ礼shì士recruit worthy and treat scholars with courtesy
  • zhāo招xián贤nà纳shì士recruit talented and virtuous people
  • lǐ礼xián贤xià下shì士treat the virtuous and talented with courtesy

More idioms starting with 招

  • zhāo招zhī之bù不lái来,,huī麾zhī之bù不qù去unswayed by command, firm in principles
  • zhāo招zhī之jí即lái来,,huī挥zhī之jí即qù去at one's beck and call
  • zhāo招shì事rě惹fēi非stir up trouble
  • zhāo招wáng亡nà纳pàn叛recruit defectors and harbor traitors
  • zhāo招bīng兵mǎi买mǎ马recruit talent and expand forces
  • zhāo招jūn军mǎi买mǎ马raise an army
  • zhāo招yáo摇zhuàng撞piàn骗swindle and cheat by false pretenses
  • zhāo招yáo摇guò过shì市flaunt oneself ostentatiously in public
  • zhāo招shì是rě惹fēi非stir up trouble
  • zhāo招shì是lǎn揽fēi非invite trouble and stir up disputes
  • zhāo招shì是bān搬fēi非sow discord and stir up trouble
  • zhāo招shì是shēng生fēi非stir up trouble for no reason

Questions about 招贤下士

What does 招贤下士 mean?
招贤下士 (zhāo xián xià shì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to recruit talented individuals and scholars”.
How do you pronounce 招贤下士?
招贤下士 is pronounced zhāo xián xià shì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 招贤下士 literally mean?
Literally, 招贤下士 means “Recruit the virtuous and receive scholars”. It is used to mean “to recruit talented individuals and scholars”.
What is the Chinese definition of 招贤下士?
招:招收;贤:有才德的人;士:指读书人。招收贤士,接纳书生。指广泛网罗人才
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