知人善任 zhīrénshànrèn to put the right people in the right places Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 知人 zhīrén to judge character to assess or understand a person's character, talents, and integrity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 shànyú or 擅长 shàncháng任 rèn to appoint To assign someone to a position or to hire them