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爱才如渴 — “To yearn for talented people like a thirsty person longs for water”

爱才如渴 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to yearn for talented people like a thirsty person longs for water”. To be extremely eager to recruit talented individuals. Literally, “Love talent like thirst”.

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爱才如渴 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 爱ài
  • 才cái
  • 如rú
  • 渴kě

爱才如渴 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
爱
ài10to love or cherish
才
cái3ability, talent, only then
如
rú6like, as, if
渴
kě12thirsty, to yearn for

Example Sentence with 爱才如渴

这位项目负责人爱才如渴,总是想方设法吸引各领域的优秀人才加入团队。
This project leader yearns for talented individuals, always trying every possible way to attract excellent people from various fields to join the team.

Idioms Related to 爱才如渴

Synonyms of 爱才如渴

  • ài爱cái才ruò若kě渴eagerly seek and cherish talent

Antonyms of 爱才如渴

  • jí嫉xián贤dù妒néng能envy the virtuous and capable

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 爱才如渴

What does 爱才如渴 mean?
爱才如渴 (ài cái rú kě) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to yearn for talented people like a thirsty person longs for water”.
How do you pronounce 爱才如渴?
爱才如渴 is pronounced ài cái rú kě in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 爱才如渴 literally mean?
Literally, 爱才如渴 means “Love talent like thirst”. It is used to mean “to yearn for talented people like a thirsty person longs for water”.
What is the Chinese definition of 爱才如渴?
才:贤才,人才。爱慕贤才,急欲求得,就象口渴急于喝水一样。
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