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招贤纳士 — “To recruit talented and virtuous people”

招贤纳士 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to recruit talented and virtuous people”. To enlist wise and capable individuals. Literally, “Recruit the worthy and accept scholars”.

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招贤纳士 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 招zhāo
  • 贤xián
  • 纳nà
  • 士shì

招贤纳士 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
招
zhāo8beckon, attract, confess, trick
贤
xián8virtuous and talented person
纳
nà7receive, accept, pay, sew
士
shì3scholar, gentleman, soldier

Example Sentence with 招贤纳士

这家新开的工作室正在积极招贤纳士,希望能吸引到有创意的设计师和工程师。
This newly opened studio is actively recruiting talented individuals, hoping to attract creative designers and engineers.

Idioms Related to 招贤纳士

Synonyms of 招贤纳士

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

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 招贤纳士

What does 招贤纳士 mean?
招贤纳士 (zhāo xián nà shì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to recruit talented and virtuous people”.
How do you pronounce 招贤纳士?
招贤纳士 is pronounced zhāo xián nà shì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 招贤纳士 literally mean?
Literally, 招贤纳士 means “Recruit the worthy and accept scholars”. It is used to mean “to recruit talented and virtuous people”.
What is the Chinese definition of 招贤纳士?
招:招收;贤:有德有才的人;纳:接受;士:指读书人。招收贤士,接纳书生。指网罗人才。
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