人力
rén lì
Pinyin

Definition

人力
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rén lì
  1. manpower
  2. labor power

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

人
rén
  1. 1 man
  2. 2 person
  3. 3 people
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
人生
rén shēng
  1. 1 life (one's time on earth)
别人
bié ren
  1. 1 other people
  2. 2 others
  3. 3 other person
努力
nǔ lì
  1. 1 great effort
  2. 2 to strive
  3. 3 to try hard
女人
nu:3 rén
  1. 1 woman
恋人
liàn rén
  1. 1 lover
  2. 2 sweetheart
男人
nán rén
  1. 1 a man
  2. 2 a male
  3. 3 men
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
给力
gěi lì
  1. 1 cool
  2. 2 nifty
  3. 3 awesome
  4. 4 impressive
  5. 5 to put in extra effort
一鸣惊人
yī míng jīng rén
  1. 1 to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
不为人知
bù wéi rén zhī
  1. 1 not known to anyone
  2. 2 secret
  3. 3 unknown
世人
shì rén
  1. 1 people (in general)
  2. 2 people around the world
  3. 3 everyone
丢人
diū rén
  1. 1 to lose face
中国人
Zhōng guó rén
  1. 1 Chinese person
主人
zhǔ rén
  1. 1 master
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 owner
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
主力
zhǔ lì
  1. 1 main force
  2. 2 main strength of an army
主持人
zhǔ chí rén
  1. 1 TV or radio presenter
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 anchor
乱世佳人
Luàn shì Jiā rén
  1. 1 Gone with the Wind (film)
人事
rén shì
  1. 1 personnel
  2. 2 human resources
  3. 3 human affairs
  4. 4 ways of the world
  5. 5 (euphemism) sexuality
  6. 6 the facts of life
人人
rén rén
  1. 1 everyone
  2. 2 every person
人们
rén men
  1. 1 people

Idioms (20)

一人得道，鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
  1. 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
  3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一鸣惊人
yī míng jīng rén
  1. 1 to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
三人成虎
sān rén chéng hǔ
  1. 1 three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact
三人行，必有我师
sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī
  1. 1 lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
  2. 2 you have sth to learn from everyone
三个女人一台戏
sān ge nu:3 rén yī tái xì
  1. 1 three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
不以人废言
bù yǐ rén fèi yán
  1. 1 not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers
不恤人言
bù xù rén yán
  1. 1 not to worry about the gossip (idiom); to do the right thing regardless of what others say
不是一家人不进一家门
bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén
  1. 1 people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)
  2. 2 marriages are predestined
  3. 3 people marry because they share common traits
不甘人后
bù gān rén hòu
  1. 1 (idiom) not want to be outdone
  2. 2 not content to lag behind
不甘后人
bù gān hòu rén
  1. 1 (idiom) not want to be outdone
  2. 2 not content to lag behind
不听老人言，吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
  1. 1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
不足为外人道
bù zú wéi wài rén dào
  1. 1 no use to tell others
  2. 2 let's keep this between ourselves (idiom)
不遗余力
bù yí yú lì
  1. 1 to spare no pains or effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
世上无难事，只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
  1. 1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
  2. 2 persistence will overcome
乘人不备
chéng rén bù bèi
  1. 1 to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom)
  2. 2 to take sb by surprise
九牛二虎之力
jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì
  1. 1 tremendous strength (idiom)
事在人为
shì zài rén wéi
  1. 1 the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort
  2. 2 With effort, one can achieve anything.
人不可貌相
rén bù kě mào xiàng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom)
  2. 2 you can't judge a book by its cover
  3. 3 often in combination 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量[rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng]
人不可貌相，海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
人中龙凤
rén zhōng lóng fèng
  1. 1 a giant among men (idiom)

Sample Sentences

你的计划好是好，就是需要的人力很多
nǐ de jìhuà hǎo shì hǎo ，jiùshì xūyào de rénlì hěn duō
Your project is great, except that it will require a lot of manpower.
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要想补上养老服务的短板，需要人力、财力的大量投入，但是对于民办养老院来说，前期投入大，利润很微薄，护理费用提高不上去，自然招不到人来做养老服务。
yào xiǎng bǔ shàng yǎnglǎo fúwù de duǎnbǎn ，xūyào rénlì 、cáilì de dàliàng tóurù ，dànshì duìyú mínbàn yǎnglǎoyuàn láishuō ，qiánqī tóurù dà ，lìrùn hěn wēibó ，hùlǐ fèiyòng tígāo bù shàngqù ，zìrán zhāo bùdào rén lái zuò yǎnglǎo fúwù 。
To make up for the shortcomings of the old-age services industry would require large investments in manpower and financial resources. However, for private nursing homes, while the initial investment is large, the profits are very small. And if salaries for nursing personnel are not improved, naturally no one can recruit workers for the the aged care industry.
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北京外企人力资源服务有限公司人力资源部经理南丽娜......认为，一方面，灵活就业、用工，跨行业的竞争等社会大环境导致了这一变化；另一方面，九五后相对更加关注自身感受和自我价值的实现，发现工作与期待不符便会快速离职。
Běijīng wàiqǐ rénlìzīyuán fúwù yǒuxiàngōngsī rénlìzīyuán bù jīnglǐ Nánlìnà ......rènwéi ，yīfāngmiàn ，línghuó jiùyè 、yònggōng ，kuà hángyè de jìngzhēng děng shèhuì dà huánjìng dǎozhì le zhè yī biànhuà ；lìngyīfāngmiàn ，jiǔwǔhòu xiāngduì gèngjiā guānzhù zìshēn gǎnshòu hé zìwǒ jiàzhí de shíxiàn ，fāxiàn gōngzuò yǔ qīdài bùfú biànhuì kuàisù lízhí 。
Nan Lina, manager of human resources department of Beijing Foreign Enterprise Human Resources Service Co., Ltd.... believes that on the one hand, the social environment such as flexible employment and cross-industry competition has led to this change; on the other hand, 95 who are relatively more concerned about the realization of their own feelings and self-worth, will resign as soon as they find that work and expectations do not match.
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吴经理，我这边有一间跨国公司在找人力资源部门主管，我们认为您的学经历背景很符合他们的需要，不知道你对这个职缺有没有兴趣？
Wú jīnglǐ ，wǒ zhèbiān yǒu yì jiān kuàguó gōngsī zài zhǎo rénlìzīyuán bùmén zhǔguǎn ，wǒmen rènwéi nín de xuéjīnglì bèijǐng hěn fúhé tāmen de xūyào ，bù zhīdào nǐ duì zhè ge zhíquē yǒumeiyǒu xìngqù ？
Mr Wu, I've got a multinational here that's looking for a head of human resources, we thought that your educational background and experience would make you a good fit. Are you interested in the job?
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是这样的，这家公司的总部在德国，虽然职位负责的是亚太地区的人资管理，工作地点在中国，但是为了业务协调上的需要，对方要找精通德文、英文，并且在亚太地区从事人资管理七年以上，对人力市场有相当了解的人。
shì zhèyàng de ，zhè jiā gōngsī de zǒngbù zài Déguó ，suīrán zhíwèi fùzé de shì yàtài dìqū de rénzī guǎnlǐ ，gōngzuò dìdiǎn zài Zhōngguó ，dànshì wèile yèwù xiétiáo shàng de xūyào ，duìfāng yào zhǎo jīngtōng Déwén 、Yīngwén ，bìngqiě zài yàtài dìqū cóngshì rénzī guǎnlǐ qī nián yǐshàng ，duì rénlì shìchǎng yǒu xiāngdāng liǎojiě de rén 。
Let me see. The company's headquarters are in Germany. Although the position is responsible for human resources management for the Asia Pacific region and the office is in China, due to the nature of the job, candidates must be fluent in German and English and must have seven or more years of experience as a human resources manager in the Asia Pacific region and have a good understanding of the job market.
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那也不一定。现在中国和以前不一样了：人力成本增加、优惠政策也不多，钱不好赚。
nà yě bù yīdìng 。xiànzài Zhōngguó hé yǐqián bù yīyàng le ：rénlì chéngběn zēngjiā 、yōuhuì zhèngcè yě bù duō ，qián bù hǎo zhuàn 。
That's not for sure. China nowadays isn't like it was before. The cost of labor is increasing and there aren't as many government deals. It's not easy to make money.
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哎呀，现在生意难做啊。现在人力成本年年涨，乱七八糟的税费又多。好歹Y工厂还是个稳定大客户，傍着他们至少能把生意维持下去。
āiyā ，xiànzài shēngyì nán zuò a 。xiànzài rénlìchéngběn niánnián zhǎng ，luànqībāzāo de shuìfèi yòu duō 。hǎodǎi Y gōngchǎng háishì gè wěndìng dà kèhù ，bàng zhe tāmen zhìshǎo néng bǎ shēngyì wéichí xiàqu 。
Come on, nowadays business is difficult. Now labor costs are going up every year, and there are more and more of all these taxes. Besides, Y Factory is still a stable, big client, relying on them, at least we can continue to sustain our business.
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然后我们也说现在的人力成本，涨了很多。
ránhòu wǒmen yě shuō xiànzài de rénlìchéngběn ，zhǎng le hěn duō 。
We also say the current cost of manpower has also gone up a lot.
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哦，就像骑电瓶车一样，有电的时候用的是电力，没电的时候得自己踩，用的是人力。
ò ，jiù xiàng qí diànpíngchē yīyàng ， diàn de shíhou yòng de shì diànlì ，méidiàn de shíhou děi zìjǐ cǎi ，yòng de shì rénlì 。
Oh, I get it. It's just like the electric bike I'm using now. When it has power it uses electricity and when there isn't any, you have to pedal yourself; human-powered.
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好了，到人力资源部。
hǎo le ，dào rénlì zīyuán bù 。
OK, next up: Human Resources.
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