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搜岩采干 — “Search rocks, gather talent”

搜岩采干 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to go to great lengths to seek out and recruit talented individuals, especially those who are currently unemployed or not fully utilized; to scour for talent”. Literally, “Search rocks, gather talent”.

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搜岩采干 Pronunciation and Pinyin

搜岩采干 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
搜
sōu12search for, inspect
岩
yán8rock, cliff, or cave
采
cǎi8pick, gather, extract, collect
干
gàn3to do or dry

Example Sentence with 搜岩采干

为了完成这项艰巨的任务,项目负责人四处搜岩采干,终于组建了一支实力强大的团队。
To complete this arduous task, the project leader scoured everywhere for talent, finally assembling a powerful team.

Idioms Related to 搜岩采干

More idioms starting with 搜

  • sōu搜qí奇jué抉guài怪seek out the unusual and select the strange
  • sōu搜qí奇fǎng访gǔ古explore wonders and visit antiquities
  • sōu搜qí奇xuǎn选miào妙seek out rarities and choose wonders
  • sōu搜yáng扬zè仄lòu陋Seek out and promote the humble and obscure
  • sōu搜yáng扬cè侧lòu陋discover and promote hidden talent
  • sōu搜gēn根tī剔chǐ齿investigate thoroughly, leaving no stone unturned
  • sōu搜gēn根wèn问dǐ底get to the bottom of something
  • sōu搜zhāng章zhāi摘jù句plagiarize by copying passages
  • sōu搜zhāng章tī擿jù句meticulously search and extract text fragments
  • sōu搜suǒ索kū枯cháng肠rack one's brains for inspiration
  • sōu搜suǒ索shèn肾wèi胃rack brains for literary composition
  • sōu搜cháng肠guā刮dù肚rack brains for ideas

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Questions about 搜岩采干

What does 搜岩采干 mean?

搜岩采干 (sōu yán cǎi gàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to go to great lengths to seek out and recruit talented individuals, especially those who are currently unemployed or not fully utilized; to scour for talent”.

How do you pronounce 搜岩采干?

搜岩采干 is pronounced sōu yán cǎi gàn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 搜岩采干 literally mean?

Literally, 搜岩采干 means “Search rocks, gather talent”. It is used to mean “to go to great lengths to seek out and recruit talented individuals, especially those who are currently unemployed or not fully utilized; to scour for talent”.

What is the Chinese definition of 搜岩采干?

比喻想方设法罗致闲散的人才。

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