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选贤进能

选贤进能 — “To select and appoint talented and capable individuals”

选贤进能 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to select and appoint talented and capable individuals”. To choose the wise and promote the able. Literally, “Select the wise and promote the capable”.

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选贤进能 Pronunciation and Pinyin

选贤进能 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
选
xuǎn10choose, select
贤
xián8virtuous and talented person
进
jìn7advance, enter, eat, or receive
能
néng10can, be able to

Example Sentence with 选贤进能

一家成功的企业需要选贤进能,才能在激烈的市场竞争中保持领先
A successful enterprise needs to select and promote talented individuals to maintain its lead in fierce market competition.

Idioms Related to 选贤进能

Synonyms of 选贤进能

  • xuǎn选xián贤yǔ与néng能select the virtuous and capable
  • xuǎn选xián贤jǔ举néng能select the virtuous and appoint the able

More idioms starting with 选

  • xuǎn选bīng兵mò秣mǎ马prepare for battle
  • xuǎn选shì士lì厉bīng兵prepare thoroughly for a task
  • xuǎn选jì妓zhēng征gē歌lead a dissolute and extravagant lifestyle
  • xuǎn选gē歌shì试wǔ舞indulge in a dissipated lifestyle
  • xuǎn选wǔ舞zhēng征gē歌indulge in sensual pleasures
  • xuǎn选sè色zhēng征gē歌dissolute lifestyle with women and song
  • xuǎn选xián贤rèn任néng能select the virtuous and appoint the capable

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Questions about 选贤进能

What does 选贤进能 mean?

选贤进能 (xuǎn xián jìn néng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to select and appoint talented and capable individuals”.

How do you pronounce 选贤进能?

选贤进能 is pronounced xuǎn xián jìn néng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 选贤进能 literally mean?

Literally, 选贤进能 means “Select the wise and promote the capable”. It is used to mean “to select and appoint talented and capable individuals”.

What is the Chinese definition of 选贤进能?

选:选择,挑选。选拔任用贤能的人

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