知人论世 zhīrénlùnshì to understand writers and their times 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论 論 lùn verb to discuss to discuss; to talk about; to research or analyze a topic世 shì noun era (bound form) an era; an age; a dynasty; (geology) an epoch