Chinese Conversation · Level 70
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Chinese word
人力资源
Pronunciation
Pinyinrén lì zī yuán
Meaning
- nounhuman resources
Example
她负责公司的人力资源工作。tā fù zé gōng sī de rén lì zī yuán gōng zuò
She is responsible for human resources at the company.
More examples
公司正在招聘人力资源经理。gōng sī zhèng zài zhāo pìn rén lì zī yuán jīng lǐ
The company is hiring a human resources manager.
Core concept
A pool of people, skills, and effort that supports an organization and can be shaped to meet its needs.
Common phrases
人力资源部rén lì zī yuán bù
human resources department
人力资源管理rén lì zī yuán guán lǐ
human resources management
人力资源经理rén lì zī yuán jīng lǐ
human resources manager
Similar words
人事rén shì: The handling of company employees and related office matters such as hiring, pay, and evaluation.
员工yuán gōng: An employee who carries out regular work for a company or organization.
人员rén yuán: A group of workers assigned to a specific task or department, or the number assigned.
人才rén cái: An outstanding worker with the abilities and experience an organization needs.
Definition in Chinese
指企业或组织中作为支持生产与服务的人才与劳动力的总和，并包含对这些人员的选拔、培养与配置等管理活动。zhǐ qǐ yè huò zǔ zhī zhōng zuò wéi zhī chí shēng chǎn yǔ fú wù de rén cái yǔ láo dòng lì de zǒng hé bìng bāo hán duì zhè xiē rén yuán de xuǎn bá péi yǎng yǔ pèi zhì děng guán lǐ huó dòng
Word origin
人力资源 (rénlìzīyuán, "human resources") joins 人力 (rénlì, "human labor") to 资源 (zīyuán, "resources") and treats the workforce as a supply that an organization can develop and deploy.
Usage tips
- The term is common in formal workplace talk, where it can refer either to staff as a whole or to the work of managing staff, so context identifies the intended sense.
Other meanings
- personnelnoun
- workforcenoun
Opposites
- 自然资源zì rán zī yuánnatural resourcesnoun
Related words
- 人力资源部rén lì zī yuán bùhuman resources departmentnoun
- 人力资源管理rén lì zī yuán guán lǐhuman resources managementnoun
- 人力资源经理rén lì zī yuán jīng lǐhuman resources managernoun