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任人唯贤

rèn rén wéi xiándictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to appoint people according to their merits (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-5262ff1944200a03. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

任人唯賢 任人唯贤 [ren4 ren2 wei2 xian2] /to appoint people according to their merits (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity/

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Other forms in these source records: 任人唯賢

  • 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)

    Rén

    surname Ren

  • 人
  • 唯
    wéi

    only / alone / -ism (in Chinese, a prefix, often combined with a suffix such as 主義|主义[zhǔ yì] or 論|论[lùn], e.g. 唯理論|唯理论[wéi lǐ lùn], rationalism)

    wěi

    yes

  • 贤
    xián

    worthy or virtuous person / honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation

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