知人善任 in English zhi1 ren2 shan4 ren4 Meaning

Meanings

• expert at appointing people according to their abilities (idiomatic expression)
• to put the right people in the right places

Pinyin

zhi1 ren2 shan4 ren4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

知zhi1to know 人ren2man 善shan4good (virtuous) 任ren4surname Ren