知人善任

zhī rén shàn rèn

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1. (idiom) expert at appointing people according to their abilities; to put the right people in the right places

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Child Words of 知人善任

• 人 人 rén: person; people
• 任 任 rèn: to assign
• 善 善 shàn: good (virtuous)
• 知 知 zhī: to know