选贤任能

選賢任能

xuǎnxián-rènnéng

idiom

Meanings

HSK 6

古代贤君都懂得选贤任能。

Gǔdài xián jūn dōu dǒngde xuǎnxián-rènnéng.

Wise rulers of old all knew to select the virtuous and appoint the capable.

HSK 7-9

公司应当选贤任能，不搞裙带关系。

Gōngsī yīngdāng xuǎnxián-rènnéng, bù gǎo qúndài guānxi.

The company should promote on merit and avoid nepotism.

history

From 《旧唐书·食货志》: 设官分职，选贤任能. A classical Confucian principle of governance, with a cognate idiom 选贤与能 appearing in the 《礼记·礼运》.

选 xuǎn

贤 xián

任 rèn

能 néng