知人善任 — “Know people, good at appointing”
知人善任 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be skilled at discerning people's talents and abilities and assigning them to appropriate positions”. Literally, “know people, good at appointing”.
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More idioms starting with 知
- zhī知yī一wàn万bì毕Grasp one, comprehend all
- zhī知yī一bù不zhī知shí十know one aspect, not the whole
- zhī知yī一ér而bù不zhī知èr二know one but not two
- zhī知bù不zhà诈yú愚The wise do not deceive the foolish
- zhī知yì义duō多qíng情understanding of loyalty and full of tender feelings
- zhī知zhī之wéi为zhī知zhī之，，bù不zhī知wèi为bù不zhī知know what you know, admit what you don't
- zhī知zhī之fēi非jiān艰，，xíng行zhī之wéi惟jiān艰Knowing is easy, doing is hard
- zhī知zhī之fēi非nàn难，，xíng行zhī之bù不yì易Knowing is easy, doing is hard
- zhī知shū书míng明lǐ理cultured and reasonable
- zhī知shū书zhī知lǐ礼well-educated and well-mannered
- zhī知shū书shí识zì字educated and literate
- zhī知shū书shí识lǐ礼educated and well-mannered
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What does 知人善任 mean?
知人善任 (zhī rén shàn rèn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be skilled at discerning people's talents and abilities and assigning them to appropriate positions”.
How do you pronounce 知人善任?
知人善任 is pronounced zhī rén shàn rèn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 知人善任 literally mean?
Literally, 知人善任 means “know people, good at appointing”. It is used to mean “to be skilled at discerning people's talents and abilities and assigning them to appropriate positions”.
What is the Chinese definition of 知人善任?
知：了解，知道；任：任用，使用。善于认识人的品德和才能，最合理地使用。