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知人善任
zhī​rén​shàn​rèn

to put the right people in the right places

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 知人 zhī​rén
    to judge character
    to assess or understand a person's character, talents, and integrity
  2. 善 shàn verb
    to be good at
    to be good at something; to be adept in a particular skill; often used as a bound form in 善于 shàn​yú or 擅长 shàn​cháng
  3. 任 rèn
    to appoint
    To assign someone to a position or to hire them