人事
rén shì HSK 5

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📚 Example Sentences

公司的人事部门很大。
Gōngsī de rénshì bùmén hěn dà.
The company's human resources department is very large.
人事变动影响工作。
Rénshì biàndòng yǐngxiǎng gōngzuò.
Personnel changes affect work.
他负责管理人事。
Tā fùzé guǎnlǐ rénshì.
He is responsible for managing personnel matters.
人事很重要。
Rénshì hěn zhòngyào.
Personnel matters are important.
他懂人事。
Tā dǒng rénshì.
He understands human affairs.

💡 Memory Tip

Break it down: 人 (rén) means 'person' and 事 (shì) means 'matter' or 'affair.' Think of it as 'person matters' to remember its focus on human-related issues or resources.

📝 Usage Notes

This word is formal and commonly used in written and spoken professional settings, such as in business, government, or corporate environments. It often appears in contexts like company departments (e.g., 人事部 - Human Resources Department), policies, or discussions about personnel changes.

📖 Grammar Points

人事 is typically used as a noun and can function as a modifier in compound nouns, such as 人事部 (HR department) or 人事经理 (HR manager). It does not conjugate or change form.

🏯 Cultural Notes

In Chinese workplace culture, 人事 often implies authority over hiring, firing, and employee relations, so it's associated with formal procedures and organizational hierarchy. It may carry a sense of bureaucracy in some contexts.

🔄 Similar Words

Similar to 人力资源 (rénlì zīyuán), which specifically means 'human resources' as a field or department, but 人事 is broader and can refer to general human affairs or personnel matters in a more administrative sense.

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