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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 知人善任
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 知人善任 | zhī rén shàn rèn | - (idiom) expert at appointing people according to their abilities; to put the right people in the right places |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 78,218 | 90,195 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 知 | zhī | - to know - to be aware |
| 人 | rén | - person; people - CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] |
| 善 | shàn | - good (virtuous) - benevolent - well-disposed - good at sth - to improve or perfect |
| 任 | rén | - surname Ren |
| 任 | rèn | - to assign - to appoint - to take up a post - office - responsibility - to let - to allow - to give free rein to - no matter (how, what etc) - classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友) |
Other Words Containing 知人善任
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
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