to respect talent and make use of ability (Mencius)
trad. 尊賢使能
Also written 尊賢使能【zūn xián shǐ néng】
Characters in this word
4尊
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senior, of a senior generation, to honor, to respect, honorific, classifier for cannons and statues, ancient wine vessel
- Pinyin
- zūn
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 19445 of 2500
贤
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worthy or virtuous person, honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation
- Pinyin
- xián
- Traditional
- 賢
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 46598 of 2500
使
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to make, to cause, to enable, to use, to employ, to send, to instruct sb to do sth, envoy, messenger
- Pinyin
- shǐ
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 629 of 2500
能
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surname Neng
- Pinyin
- Néng
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 53 of 2500