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进贤用能 — “To recommend virtuous people and appoint capable individuals”

进贤用能 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to recommend virtuous people and appoint capable individuals”. To promote the worthy and employ the able. Literally, “Advance the virtuous, employ the capable”.

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进贤用能 Pronunciation and Pinyin

进贤用能 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
进
jìn7advance, enter, eat, or receive
贤
xián8virtuous and talented person
用
yòng5to use or employ
能
néng10can, be able to

Example Sentence with 进贤用能

这家公司之所以能持续发展,正是因为其领导者始终坚持进贤用能的原则。
The reason this company has been able to develop continuously is precisely because its leaders always adhere to the principle of promoting the virtuous and employing the capable.

Idioms Related to 进贤用能

Synonyms of 进贤用能

  • jìn进xián贤bá拔néng能recommend the worthy and employ the capable

More idioms starting with 进

  • jìn进rén人ruò若jiāng将jiā加zhū诸xī膝,,tuì退rén人ruò若jiāng将zhuì坠zhū诸yuān渊Elevate favorites, cast down dislikes
  • jìn进fǔ俯tuì退fǔ俯inconsistent movement or posture
  • jìn进lì利chú除hài害promote good, eliminate harm
  • jìn进kě可yǐ以gōng攻,,jù据kě可yǐ以shǒu守strategic flexibility in offense and defense
  • jìn进kě可yǐ以gōng攻,,tuì退kě可yǐ以shǒu守flexible in offense and defense
  • jìn进kě可tì替bù不offer good strategies to eliminate flawed practices
  • jìn进kě可tì替fǒu否Advance good to replace bad
  • jìn进shàn善chéng惩jiān奸promote good, punish evil
  • jìn进shàn善chéng惩è恶promote good and punish evil
  • jìn进shàn善tuì退è恶promote good, dismiss evil
  • jìn进shàn善chù黜è恶promote good, dismiss evil
  • jìn进rǎng壤guǎng广dì地expand territory

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Questions about 进贤用能

What does 进贤用能 mean?

进贤用能 (jìn xián yòng néng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to recommend virtuous people and appoint capable individuals”.

How do you pronounce 进贤用能?

进贤用能 is pronounced jìn xián yòng néng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 进贤用能 literally mean?

Literally, 进贤用能 means “Advance the virtuous, employ the capable”. It is used to mean “to recommend virtuous people and appoint capable individuals”.

What is the Chinese definition of 进贤用能?

举荐贤者,任用能人。同“进贤任能”。

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