知人善任 zhī rén shàn rèn

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

知 zhī
HSK 2
know, perceive, comprehend
人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
善 shàn
HSK 5
good, virtuous, charitable, kind
任 rèn
HSK 4
trust to, rely on, appoint; to bear, duty, office; allow