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荐贤举能 — “Recommend the worthy and promote the able”

荐贤举能 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to recommend and promote capable and virtuous individuals to important positions; to appoint competent and talented people to key roles”. Literally, “Recommend the worthy and promote the able”.

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荐贤举能 Pronunciation and Pinyin

荐贤举能 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
荐
jiàn9recommend or offer
贤
xián8virtuous and talented person
举
jǔ9lift, raise, or undertake
能
néng10can, be able to

Example Sentence with 荐贤举能

一个成功的团队,离不开领导者荐贤举能,充分发挥每个成员的优势。
A successful team cannot thrive without its leaders recommending and promoting capable individuals and fully leveraging each member's strengths.

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Antonyms of 荐贤举能

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

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What does 荐贤举能 mean?

荐贤举能 (jiàn xián jǔ néng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to recommend and promote capable and virtuous individuals to important positions; to appoint competent and talented people to key roles”.

How do you pronounce 荐贤举能?

荐贤举能 is pronounced jiàn xián jǔ néng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 荐贤举能 literally mean?

Literally, 荐贤举能 means “Recommend the worthy and promote the able”. It is used to mean “to recommend and promote capable and virtuous individuals to important positions; to appoint competent and talented people to key roles”.

What is the Chinese definition of 荐贤举能?

荐:推荐;举:推举。指推举有贤能的人担任重要岗位

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