







举善荐贤 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to recommend and promote people of virtue and talent”. To select and advance those who are good and capable. Literally, “Elevate the good and recommend the worthy”.

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Open the tool →举善荐贤 (jǔ shàn jiàn xián) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to recommend and promote people of virtue and talent”.
举善荐贤 is pronounced jǔ shàn jiàn xián in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 举善荐贤 means “Elevate the good and recommend the worthy”. It is used to mean “to recommend and promote people of virtue and talent”.
贤:有才能,有道德的。保举推荐品德好、有才能的人。