to recommend; to introduce (someone for a position)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to recommend and introduce (someone for an official post or important role)
formalA formal and somewhat literary term, often used in historical or high-register contexts to describe the act of putting forward a worthy person for a position.
Tā他
lǚ屡
cì次
xiàng向
cháo朝
tíng廷
jiàn荐
yǐn引
xián贤
néng能
。
He repeatedly recommended talented and virtuous people to the imperial court.
Chéng承
méng蒙
nín您
de的
jiàn荐
yǐn引
，
wǒ我
cái才
dé得
yǐ以
dān担
rèn任
cǐ此
zhí职
。
Thanks to your recommendation, I was able to take up this post.
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Jiàn荐
yǐn引
rén人
cái才
shì是
gǔ古
dài代
zhòng重
chén臣
de的
zhí职
zé责
zhī之
yī一
。
Recommending talent was one of the duties of high-ranking ministers in ancient times.