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爱才如命 — “To cherish and value talented individuals immensely”

爱才如命 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cherish and value talented individuals immensely”. To regard talent as precious as one's own life. Literally, “Love talent as life”.

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爱才如命 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 爱ài
  • 才cái
  • 如rú
  • 命mìng

爱才如命 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
爱
ài10to love or cherish
才
cái3ability, talent, only then
如
rú6like, as, if
命
mìng8life, fate, command

Example Sentence with 爱才如命

这位老教授爱才如命,总是乐于提携年轻有为的学生,不吝赐教。
This old professor cherishes talent as much as his life, always willing to mentor promising young students and share his knowledge generously.

Idioms Related to 爱才如命

Synonyms of 爱才如命

  • guǎng广kāi开cái才lù路widely open avenues for talented individuals
  • zhāo招xián贤nà纳shì士recruit talented and virtuous people
  • ài爱cái才ruò若kě渴eagerly seek and cherish talent

Antonyms of 爱才如命

  • dù妒xián贤jí嫉néng能resent others' talent or moral superiority

More idioms starting with 爱

  • ài爱bù不rěn忍shì释too fond to part with
  • ài爱bù不shì释shǒu手love something too much to part with it
  • ài爱zhī之yù欲qí其shēng生love someone so much you wish them to live
  • ài爱zhī之yù欲qí其shēng生,,è恶zhī之yù欲qí其sǐ死love to live, hate to die
  • ài爱ren人yǐ以dé德Love others with virtue and integrity
  • ài爱ren人lì利wù物cherish and benefit others
  • ài爱rén人hào好shì士cherish and value talented individuals
  • ài爱zé则jiā加zhū诸xī膝,,è恶zé则zhuì坠zhū诸yuān渊Love or hate dictates all actions
  • ài爱bié别lí离kǔ苦the pain of parting from loved ones
  • ài爱shì势tān贪cái财obsessed with power and greedy for money
  • ài爱bó博ér而qíng情bù不zhuān专love widely but not dedicated
  • ài爱kǒu口shí识xiū羞too shy to speak

Questions about 爱才如命

What does 爱才如命 mean?
爱才如命 (ài cái rú mìng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cherish and value talented individuals immensely”.
How do you pronounce 爱才如命?
爱才如命 is pronounced ài cái rú mìng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 爱才如命 literally mean?
Literally, 爱才如命 means “Love talent as life”. It is used to mean “to cherish and value talented individuals immensely”.
What is the Chinese definition of 爱才如命?
才:贤才,人才。爱慕贤才,急欲求得,就象生命一样重要。
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