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破格录用

破格录用 — “Break standards to employ”

破格录用 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to exceptionally hire or promote someone, breaking established rules, standards, or qualifications due to their outstanding merit; to recruit or appoint an individual based on exceptional talent rather than strict adherence to conventional criteria”. Literally, “Break standards to employ”.

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破格录用 Pronunciation and Pinyin

破格录用 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
破
pò10break, destroy, or defeat
格
gé10standard, style, or frame
录
lù8record, transcribe, or enroll
用
yòng5to use or employ

Example Sentence with 破格录用

由于他在编程方面的天赋异禀,尽管没有大学文凭,公司还是决定破格录用他。
Despite lacking a university degree, the company decided to exceptionally hire him due to his extraordinary talent in programming.

Idioms Related to 破格录用

Synonyms of 破格录用

  • pò破gé格rèn任yòng用make an exceptional appointment

More idioms starting with 破

  • pò破yè业shī失chǎn产lose family fortune and property
  • pò破chǎn产dàng荡yè业go bankrupt and lose everything
  • pò破jūn军shā杀jiāng将Shatter the army and slay the general
  • pò破luǎn卵qīng倾cháo巢destroy completely and ruthlessly
  • pò破kǒu口dà大mà骂curse someone out loudly
  • pò破kǒu口nù怒mà骂curse loudly and harshly
  • pò破kǒu口tòng痛mà骂to curse someone out
  • pò破guó国wáng亡zōng宗ruined state, extinguished lineage
  • pò破guó国wáng亡jiā家realm broken and family destroyed
  • pò破jiān坚cuī摧gāng刚Break through strong defenses
  • pò破bì壁fēi飞qù去achieve sudden prominence or success
  • pò破ké壳ér而chū出break out of the shell

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Questions about 破格录用

What does 破格录用 mean?

破格录用 (pò gé lù yòng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to exceptionally hire or promote someone, breaking established rules, standards, or qualifications due to their outstanding merit; to recruit or appoint an individual based on exceptional talent rather than strict adherence to conventional criteria”.

How do you pronounce 破格录用?

破格录用 is pronounced pò gé lù yòng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 破格录用 literally mean?

Literally, 破格录用 means “Break standards to employ”. It is used to mean “to exceptionally hire or promote someone, breaking established rules, standards, or qualifications due to their outstanding merit; to recruit or appoint an individual based on exceptional talent rather than strict adherence to conventional criteria”.

What is the Chinese definition of 破格录用?

格:规格,标准;录用:任用。突破原来的标准任用人才

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