选贤任能 xuǎn xián rèn néng select and appoint the virtuous and capable

Explanation

选拔任用贤能的人才。

To select and appoint talented and capable people.

Origin Story

大禹治水时，为了有效地治理洪水，他广纳贤才，选贤任能。他四处寻找有才能的人，不问出身背景，只看能力，将那些真正有才能的人安排到合适的岗位上，最终完成了治水的大业。那些有能力的人，在治水的过程中，也充分发挥了自己的才干，为国家和人民做出了巨大贡献。大禹的故事，至今仍被人们传颂，选贤任能，是国家兴旺发达的关键。

dàyǔ zhì shuǐ shí, wèile yǒuxiào de zhìlǐ hóngshuǐ, tā guǎng nà xián cái, xuǎn xián rèn néng. tā sìchù xúnzhǎo yǒu cáinéng de rén, bù wèn chūshēn bèijǐng, zhǐ kàn nénglì, jiāng nàxiē zhēnzhèng yǒu cáinéng de rén ānpái dào héshì de gǎngwèi shàng, zuìzhōng wánchéng le zhì shuǐ de dà yè. nàxiē yǒu nénglì de rén, zài zhì shuǐ de guòchéng zhōng, yě chōngfēn fāhuī le zìjǐ de cáigàn, wèi guójiā hé rénmín zuò chū le jùdà gòngxiàn. dàyǔ de gùshì, zhìjīn réng bèi rénmen chuánsòng, xuǎn xián rèn néng, shì guójiā xīngwàng fādá de guānjiàn.

When Yu the Great controlled the flood, he sought out talented people to effectively manage the flood. He searched everywhere for talented people regardless of their background. He placed those who were truly talented into suitable positions and eventually completed the great task of flood control. Talented people displayed their talents in the process of flood control and made a great contribution to the country and the people. Yu's story is still told; the selection and appointment of talented people is the key to the prosperity of the nation.

Usage

用于赞扬选拔人才的制度或做法。

yòng yú zàn yáng xuǎn bá rén cái de zhìdù huò zuòfǎ

Used to praise the system or practice of selecting talents.

Examples

• 公司选贤任能，广纳贤才，业绩蒸蒸日上。

  gōngsī xuǎnxiánrèn néng, guǎng nà xián cái, yèjī zhēng zhēng shàng shàng.

  The company selects capable and capable employees and takes in many talented employees. Performance is booming.

• 他主张选贤任能，打破论资排辈的旧制度。

  tā zhǔzhāng xuǎn xián rèn néng, dǎ pò lùn zī páibèi de jiù zhìdù

  He advocated for the selection and appointment of talents and broke with the old system of seniority.

Related Idioms

• 举贤荐能

• 贤能之士

Opposite Idioms

• 任人唯亲

• 滥竽充数