人尽其才

人盡其才
rénjìn-qícái
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 everyone gives of their best; all talents are fully used
  2. 2 each person makes full use of their abilities

Examples

HSK 5
Gōngsī gǎigé hòu, zhēnzhèng zuòdào le rénjìn-qícái.
After the company's reform, it truly put everyone's talents to full use.
HSK 6
Hǎode guǎnlǐzhě néng ràng tuánduì rénjìn-qícái.
A good manager lets every team member play to their strengths.
HSK 7-9
Rénjìn-qícái, wùjìnqíyòng, shì guǎnlǐ de lǐxiǎng zhuàngtài.
Everyone contributing fully and every resource used fully - that's the management ideal.

Tips

history
From 《淮南子·兵略训》 (Han dynasty): 若乃人尽其才悉用其力 "if everyone exerts their talent and uses all their strength." A classical ideal of efficient statecraft, often paired with 物尽其用 (every object used fully) and 地尽其利 (every plot of land yields its best).
register
Formal and admiring, common in management writing, policy speeches, organizational descriptions. The implicit subject is usually the system or leader who enables this (the manager everyone 人尽其才), not the workers themselves.

Stroke Order

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