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人事
  jan4 si6*2   jyutping
  ren2 shi4   pinyin
[1] human affairs [2] ways of the world [3] personnel matters

noun

Level: 3   Google Frequency: 8,870,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
人事

This word has been viewed 1978 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 29th Nov 2004 11:04 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03
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Characters in this word:

 jan4  -  person; human being
 si6  -  matter; affair; job; work; accident

8 compounds containing this word:

盡人事 - to do all that is humanly possible (with little hope of success)
不省人事 - to be in a coma; to be unconscious
人事部門 - personnel office
人事部 - human resources department
好人事 - well-meaning
人事不省 - unconsciousness
貴人事忙 - you're so busy; you're always so busy
Common Formations:
人事管理 - personnel management, staff management
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