







选贤举能 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to select the virtuous and appoint the able”. To choose capable and upright people for positions. Literally, “select worthy, appoint able”.

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Open the tool →选贤举能 (xuǎn xián jǔ néng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to select the virtuous and appoint the able”.
选贤举能 is pronounced xuǎn xián jǔ néng in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 选贤举能 means “select worthy, appoint able”. It is used to mean “to select the virtuous and appoint the able”.
选拔任用贤能的人。亦作“选贤任能”、“选贤与能”。