know one 's subordinates well enough to assign them jobs commensurate with their abilities(zhī rén shàn rèn)

know one 's subordinates well enough to assign them jobs commensurate with their abilities

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is zh ī R é NSH à NR è n, which means to be good at understanding people's moral character and ability and use them most reasonably. It comes from Wang Ming Lun by Ban Biao of Han Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Ban Biao's Wang Ming Lun in the Han Dynasty said, "there are five reasons for the rise of emperor Gaozu: one is the merit of Emperor Yao, the other is his strange appearance, the third is that he has the courage to fight, the fourth is that he is tolerant and benevolent, and the fifth is that he knows people well and is good at serving them."

Idiom story

Zichan, a senior official of the state of Zheng, took part in the administration and chose the talented people to appoint him. Feng Jianzi is able to make decisions on state affairs; Zi taishu is beautiful and elegant; Gong sunhui can know the actions of neighboring princes, and can distinguish the race, surname, official rank, honor and humble, virtuous and stupid or not of their doctors. He is also good at making diplomatic language; Yi Chen is good at planning strategies, and can succeed in planning in the field, but fail in planning in the city. Whenever the state of Zheng wanted to have diplomatic affairs between the princes, Zichan asked Ziyu about the situation of the neighboring countries and asked him to do more diplomatic words with them. After that, he drove to the field with Pei Chen to see if the plan was feasible. Wait until you go back and tell Feng Jianzi to make a decision. If it is decided that this matter is feasible, Zichan will assign the task to zitaishu and ask him to carry out the order to deal with the distinguished guests sent by the princes. Therefore, when Zichan was in power, there were few failures.

Idiom usage

Only ～, can people make the best use of their talents.

Chinese PinYin : zhī rén shàn rèn