择人而事 — “To choose a good person to serve or follow”
择人而事 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to choose a good person to serve or follow”. Dedicating one's service to them for life. Literally, “Choose a person to serve”.
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择人而事 Pronunciation and Pinyin
择人而事 Character Breakdown
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他深知学徒生涯的重要性，因此慎重考虑，希望择人而事，跟从一位技艺精湛的师傅。
He knew the importance of his apprenticeship, so he carefully considered, hoping to choose a good person to serve and follow a master with exquisite skills.
Idioms Related to 择人而事
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- zé择zhǔ主ér而shì事choose a worthy master to serve
- zé择jiāo交ér而yǒu友choose friends carefully
- zé择rén人rèn任shì势choose talent and leverage trends
- zé择yōu优lù录qǔ取select the best for admission
- zé择qí其shàn善zhě者ér而cóng从zhī之Learn from good examples
- zé择lì利xíng行quán权act pragmatically and expediently
- zé择shàn善gù固zhí执persist in choosing the good
- zé择shàn善ér而cóng从follow good examples
- zé择shàn善ér而xíng行choose good and act
- zé择dì地ér而dǎo蹈act with extreme caution
- zé择mù木ér而chù处choose a suitable master or environment
- zé择mù木ér而qī栖choose a suitable place to settle
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What does 择人而事 mean?
择人而事 (zé rén ér shì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to choose a good person to serve or follow”.
How do you pronounce 择人而事?
择人而事 is pronounced zé rén ér shì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 择人而事 literally mean?
Literally, 择人而事 means “Choose a person to serve”. It is used to mean “to choose a good person to serve or follow”.
What is the Chinese definition of 择人而事?
事：待奉。选择好人，侍奉终身