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推贤让能 — “To recommend and promote talented and virtuous individuals”

推贤让能 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to recommend and promote talented and virtuous individuals”. And to humbly yield one's position or opportunity to those who are more capable or worthy. Literally, “Recommend the worthy and yield to the able”.

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推贤让能 Pronunciation and Pinyin

推贤让能 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
推
tuī11push, promote, infer, postpone
贤
xián8virtuous and talented person
让
ràng5allow or give way
能
néng10can, be able to

Example Sentence with 推贤让能

一个真正有远见的企业家,会懂得推贤让能,让公司里最有才华的人发挥所长。
A truly visionary entrepreneur understands the importance of recommending the worthy and yielding to the able, allowing the most talented people in the company to utilize their strengths.

Idioms Related to 推贤让能

Synonyms of 推贤让能

  • tuī推xián贤xùn逊néng能recommend the worthy, yield to the capable

Antonyms of 推贤让能

  • shī尸wèi位sù素cān餐hold a post without performing duties

More idioms starting with 推

  • tuī推sān三dàng宕sì四shirk and procrastinate repeatedly
  • tuī推sān三lā拉sì四make excuses to shirk responsibility
  • tuī推sān三āi挨sì四make excuses and procrastinate
  • tuī推sān三tuī推sì四make excuses and shirk responsibility
  • tuī推sān三zǔ阻sì四make excuses to shirk responsibility
  • tuī推dōng东zhǔ主xī西make excuses and shirk responsibility
  • tuī推zhī之sì四hǎi海ér而jiē皆zhǔn准universally applicable truth
  • tuī推wáng亡gù固cún存eliminate the failing, consolidate the thriving
  • tuī推tiān天qiǎng抢dì地pushing and shoving chaotically
  • tuī推zōng宗míng明běn本deduce principles, clarify origin
  • tuī推chóng崇bèi备zhì至praise highly and profusely
  • tuī推jǐ己jí及rén人put oneself in others' shoes

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Questions about 推贤让能

What does 推贤让能 mean?

推贤让能 (tuī xián ràng néng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to recommend and promote talented and virtuous individuals”.

How do you pronounce 推贤让能?

推贤让能 is pronounced tuī xián ràng néng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 推贤让能 literally mean?

Literally, 推贤让能 means “Recommend the worthy and yield to the able”. It is used to mean “to recommend and promote talented and virtuous individuals”.

What is the Chinese definition of 推贤让能?

推:举荐;让:谦让。举荐贤人,让位于能者。

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