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退让贤路
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退让贤路 — “To step aside and make way for more capable individuals”

退让贤路 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to step aside and make way for more capable individuals”. To resign to allow talented people to take one's place. Literally, “Retreat and yield the path to the virtuous/talented”.

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退让贤路 Pronunciation and Pinyin

退让贤路 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
退
tuì10retreat, withdraw, decline
让
ràng5allow or give way
贤
xián8virtuous and talented person
路
lù13road, path, way, route

Example Sentence with 退让贤路

老教授觉得自己年事已高,决定退让贤路,让年轻有为的同事接手项目管理。
The old professor felt he was advanced in age, so he decided to step aside and make way for his talented young colleagues to take over project management.

Idioms Related to 退让贤路

More idioms starting with 退

  • tuì退rú如shān山yí移remain calm and unperturbed in retreat
  • tuì退xǐ徙sān三shě舍retreat a great distance to avoid conflict
  • tuì退sī思bǔ补guò过reflect on past actions and amend faults
  • tuì退lǚ旅jìn进lǚ旅advance and retreat together
  • tuì退yǒu有hòu后yán言agree to disagree behind one's back
  • tuì退bù步chōu抽shēn身withdraw from a demanding situation
  • tuì退cáng藏yú于mì密profound truths hidden in plain sight
  • tuì退bì避sān三shè舍give way to avoid conflict
  • tuì退bì避xián贤lù路step aside for a more capable person
  • tuì退shí食cóng从róng容composed and dignified
  • tuì退shí食zì自gōng公reduce personal expenses for public good

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Questions about 退让贤路

What does 退让贤路 mean?

退让贤路 (tuì ràng xián lù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to step aside and make way for more capable individuals”.

How do you pronounce 退让贤路?

退让贤路 is pronounced tuì ràng xián lù in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 退让贤路 literally mean?

Literally, 退让贤路 means “Retreat and yield the path to the virtuous/talented”. It is used to mean “to step aside and make way for more capable individuals”.

What is the Chinese definition of 退让贤路?

退让:辞职的谦词;贤路:贤才仕进路。辞官退隐,让有才能的出来做事。

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