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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

用人 [yòngrén]
  1. 1. verb [使用人] make the best use of staff
  2. 2. verb [需要人] be understaffed

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

用人 [yòngrén]
  1. 1. choose a person for a job; make use of personnel
    善于用人
    know how to choose the right person for the right job; know how to make proper use of personnel; know how to employ people to the best advantage
    用人制度
    the system of personnel placement
    用人单位
    employing unit
  2. 2. need hands
    现在正是用人的时候。
    Now's the time when we are in need of personnel.
  3. 3. servant
    用人
    woman servant; maid

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

用人 [yòngrén]
  1. 1. 挑选和使用人
    用人失察。
  2. 2. 需要人手
    正当用人之际,怎能放他走呢?
  3. 3. 旧指仆人
    雇了几个用人

Examples

他像使唤用人一样对待他的下属。
He treated his subordinates like servants. 下属
善于用人
know how to choose the right person for the right job; know how to make proper use of personnel; know how to employ people to the best advantage 用人
用人制度
the system of personnel placement 用人
用人单位
employing unit 用人
现在正是用人的时候。
Now's the time when we are in need of personnel. 用人
我将学校的推荐书交给了用人单位。
I handed in the letter of recommendation from our school to the employer. 推荐书
用人上要注意扬长避短。
When managing people you should get them to play to their strengths. 扬长避短
用人不当,我十分惭疚。 惭疚
用人切勿多疑。 多疑
用人制度上实行双向选择。 双向选择

Word Decomposition


[yòng]
+
[rén]

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