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知人善用 (zhī rén shàn yòng) — “Use the right person for the right job, Appoint people on their merits” in Chinese

知人善用 (zhī rén shàn yòng) means “Use the right person for the right job, Appoint people on their merits, Employ people according to their abilities” in Chinese. See the pinyin, native audio pronunciation, and 1 example sentence with English translations.

Usage

Use the right person for the right job

Appoint people on their merits

Employ people according to their abilities

知人善用,人人是人才。

Knows the person friendly to use, everybody are the talented people.

The characters in 知人善用

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
知
zhī8to know, be aware, understand
人
rén2human being, person
善
shàn12good kind skillful
用
yòng5to use or employ

More words starting with 知

  • zhī知zhī之shèn甚shǎo少Know little, Have limited knowledge
  • zhī知zhī之fēi非jiān艰Not hard to know, Easy to know
  • zhī知zhī之fēi非nán难Easy to know, Not difficult to know
  • zhī知shū书dá达lǐ理well-educated and reasonable, cultured and refined
  • zhī知liǎo了Cicada
  • zhī知liǎo了de的jiào叫shēng声Cicada's call, Cicada's song
  • zhī知qí其suó所yǐ以rán然know the reason why, understand the rationale
  • zhī知qí其rán然know what it is, know the facts
  • zhī知qí其xiáng详Know the details, Understand the specifics
  • zhī知xiàn县county magistrate, magistrate
  • zhī知míng名well-known; famous
  • zhī知míng名rén人shì士celebrities, public figures

Frequently asked questions

What does 知人善用 mean in Chinese?
知人善用 (zhī rén shàn yòng) means “use the right person for the right job, Appoint people on their merits, Employ people according to their abilities”.
How do you pronounce 知人善用?
知人善用 is pronounced zhī rén shàn yòng in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you say “Use the right person for the right job” in Chinese?
“Use the right person for the right job” is 知人善用 (zhī rén shàn yòng) in Chinese.
How is 知人善用 used in a sentence?
This page has 1 example sentence using 知人善用, each with pinyin and an English translation.
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