知人善任 zhī rén shàn rèn

to put the right people in the right places

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
知 zhī HSK 2
to know; to be aware
人 rén HSK 1
person; people; man
善 shàn HSK 5
good (virtuous); good at sth; benevolent
任 rèn HSK 4
no matter (how, what etc); to let; to allow