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  1. to assess sb's capabilities and employ him accordingly (idiom); to employ sb competent for the task

    trad. 量才錄用

Also written 量才錄用【liàng cái lù yòng】

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4
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ability; talent, sb of a certain type, a capable individual, then and only then, just now, (before an expression of quantity) only, (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually

Pinyin
cái
Strokes
3
Frequency
134 of 2500
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to use; to make use of; to employ, (coverb) with; using, to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions), usefulness; utility, (bound form) expense; outlay, (courteous) to eat; to drink, (literary) hence; therefore

Pinyin
yòng
Strokes
5
Frequency
135 of 2500