人 才 rén cái talent / talented person / looks / attractive looks 天 才 tiān cái talent / gift / genius / talented / gifted 才 能 cái néng talent / ability / capacity 才 华 cái huá talent / CL:份[fen4] 身 手 shēn shǒu skill / talent / agility 气 力 qì lì strength / energy / vigor / talent 才 艺 cái yì talent 天 分 tiān fèn natural gift / talent 才 气 cái qì talent (usually literary or artistic) 解 数 xiè shù talent / ability / capability / martial arts technique / Taiwan pr. [jie3 shu4] 具 jù tool / device / utensil / equipment / instrument / talent / ability / to possess / to have / to provide / to furnish / to state / classifier for devices, coffins, dead bodies 伎 jì artistry / talent / skill / (in ancient times) female entertainer 才 艺 技 能 cái yì jì néng talent 隽 材 juàn cái talent 新 人 xīn rén newcomer / fresh talent / newlywed, esp. new bride / bride and groom / (paleoanthropology) Homo sapiens 脱 颖 而 出 tuō yǐng ér chū to reveal one's talent (idiom) / to rise above others / to distinguish oneself 秀 才 xiù cai a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical) / scholar / skillful writer / fine talent 新 秀 xīn xiù rising star / new talent 怀 有 huái yǒu to have in one's person (feelings, talent etc) 奇 人 qí rén an eccentric / odd person / person of extraordinary talent 文 采 wén cǎi literary talent / literary grace / rich and bright colors 厨 艺 chú yì cooking skills / culinary talent 伯 乐 Bó Lè Bo Le (horse connoisseur during Spring and Autumn Period) / a good judge of talent / talent scout 天 资 tiān zī innate talent / gift / flair / native resource / dowry 俊 杰 jùn jié elite / outstanding talent / genius 崭 露 头 角 zhǎn lù tóu jiǎo to reveal outstanding talent (idiom) / to stand out as conspicuously brilliant 才 学 cái xué talent and learning / scholarship 后 起 之 秀 hòu qǐ zhī xiù an up-and-coming youngster / new talent / a brilliant younger generation 德 才 兼 备 dé cái jiān bèi having both integrity and talent (idiom) 词 人 cí rén writer of 詞|词[ci2] (a kind of Classical Chinese poem) / person of literary talent 翘 楚 qiáo chǔ person of outstanding talent 人 杰 rén jié outstanding talent / wise and able person / illustrious individual 真 才 实 学 zhēn cái shí xué solid learning / real ability and learning / genuine talent 人 才 流 失 rén cái liú shī brain drain / outflow of talent 藏 龙 卧 虎 cáng lóng wò hǔ lit. hidden dragon, crouching tiger (idiom) / fig. talented individuals in hiding / concealed talent 英 灵 yīng líng spirit of a martyr / spirit of the brave departed / person of remarkable talent 人 尽 其 才 rén jìn qí cái employ one's talent to the fullest / everyone gives of their best 池 中 物 chí zhōng wù person of no particular talent 初 露 锋 芒 chū lù fēng máng first sign of budding talent / to display one's ability for the first time 头 角 tóu jiǎo youngster's talent / brilliance of youth 高 才 gāo cái great talent / rare capability / person of outstanding ability 显 山 露 水 xiǎn shān lù shuǐ to reveal one's talent (idiom) 才 疏 学 浅 cái shū xué qiǎn (humble expr.) of humble talent and shallow learning (idiom) / Pray forgive my ignorance,... 识 时 务 者 为 俊 杰 shí shí wù zhě wèi jùn jié Only an outstanding talent can recognize current trends (idiom). A wise man submits to circumstances. 延 揽 yán lǎn to recruit talent / to round up / to enlist the services of sb 屈 才 qū cái to waste talent 初 露 头 角 chū lù tóu jiǎo lit. to first show one's horns (idiom) / fig. a first show of emerging talent / first sign of emerging talent / budding genius 辁 quán limited (of talent or ability) / (archaic) solid wheel (without spokes) 江 郎 才 尽 Jiāng láng cái jìn Jiang Yan has exhausted his talent (idiom) / fig. to have used up one's creative powers / to have writer's block 雕 虫 小 技 diāo chóng xiǎo jì insignificant talent / skill of no high order / minor accomplishment 人 才 济 济 rén cái jǐ jǐ a galaxy of talent (idiom) / a great number of competent people 招 贤 纳 士 zhāo xián nà shì invite the talented and call the valorous (idiom) / to recruit talent 大 器 晚 成 dà qì wǎn chéng lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom) / fig. a great talent matures slowly / in the fullness of time a major figure will develop into a pillar of the state / Rome wasn't built in a day 风 华 绝 代 fēng huá jué dài magnificent style unmatched in his generation (idiom) / peerless talent 卧 虎 藏 龙 wò hǔ cáng lóng lit. hidden dragon, crouching tiger (idiom) / fig. talented individuals in hiding / concealed talent 他 山 之 石 可 以 攻 玉 tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom) / to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside / to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively 尊 贤 使 能 zūn xián shǐ néng to respect talent and make use of ability (Mencius) 怀 才 不 遇 huái cái bù yù to have talent but no opportunity (idiom) / to be an unrecognized talent 怀 璧 其 罪 huái bì qí zuì lit. treasuring a jade ring becomes a crime (idiom) / to get into trouble on account of a cherished item / fig. A person's talent will arouse the envy of others. 才 兼 文 武 cái jiān wén wǔ talent in both military and civil field (idiom) 才 气 过 人 cái qì guò rén an outstanding talent (idiom) / surpassing insight and acumen 才 华 盖 世 cái huá gài shì peerless talent (idiom) / incomparable artistic merit 才 识 过 人 cái shí guò rén an outstanding talent (idiom) / surpassing insight and acumen 杞 梓 之 林 Qǐ zǐ zhī lín forest of wolfberry and catalpa (Lycium chinense and Catalpa ovata, idiom) / fig. great quantity of talent 沅 江 九 肋 Yuán jiāng jiǔ lèi rare talent / lit. legendary nine-ribbed turtle of Yuan river 沧 海 遗 珠 cāng hǎi yí zhū undiscovered talent (idiom) 灿 若 繁 星 càn ruò fán xīng bright as a multitude of stars (idiom) / extremely able talent 盘 龙 卧 虎 pán lóng wò hǔ lit. coiled dragon, crouching tiger (idiom) / fig. talented individuals in hiding / concealed talent 空 腹 高 心 kōng fù gāo xīn ambitious despite a lack of talent (idiom) 兰 摧 玉 折 lán cuī yù zhé premature death of a budding talent / those whom the Gods love die young 识 才 尊 贤 shí cái zūn xián to recognize talent and have great respect for it 惺 惺 惜 惺 惺 xīng xīng xī xīng xīng people of talent appreciate one another (idiom) / to sympathize with one another 才 高 八 斗 cái gāo bā dǒu of great talent (idiom) 有 眼 不 识 泰 山 yǒu yǎn bù shí Tài Shān lit. to have eyes but fail to recognize Mt Tai (idiom) / fig. to fail to recognize sb important or sb's great talent / to be blind to the fact 才 华 横 溢 cái huá héng yì brimming over with talent (esp. literary) / brilliant 大 放 异 彩 dà fàng yì cǎi to shine (of talents, skills, accomplishment) / to demonstrate extraordinary talent or skill 才 艺 秀 cái yì xiù talent show 傲 视 群 伦 ào shì qún lún outstanding talent (idiom) / incomparable artistic merit / accomplishment out of the ordinary 人 尽 其 材 rén jìn qí cái employ one's talent to the fullest / everyone gives of their best / also written 人盡其才|人尽其才 人 纔 rén cái variant of 人才, talent 伟 器 wěi qì great talent 偏 才 piān cái talent in a particular area 初 露 才 华 chū lù cái huá first sign of budding talent / to display one's ability for the first time 大 勇 若 怯 , 大 智 若 愚 dà yǒng ruò qiè , dà zhì ruò yú a great hero may appear timid, the wise may appear stupid (idiom) / the general public may not recognize great talent 大 才 小 用 dà cái xiǎo yòng lit. making little use of great talent / to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut 尊 贤 爱 物 zūn xián ài wù to honor the wise and love the people / respecting noble talent while protecting the common people 才 华 出 众 cái huá chū zhòng outstanding talent (idiom) / incomparable artistic merit 满 目 琳 琅 mǎn mù lín láng lit. to fill one's eyes with glittering jewels / a literary masterpiece or sb of extraordinary talent (idiom) 甄 藻 zhēn zǎo to discern talent 甄 陶 zhēn táo to make sth of clay / to appraise people of talent 登 庸 人 才 dēng yōng rén cái to employ talent (idiom) 翘 材 qiáo cái outstanding talent 卧 虎 wò hǔ crouching tiger / fig. major figure in hiding / concealed talent 识 才 shí cái to recognize talent 选 秀 节 目 xuǎn xiù jié mù talent show / talent competition 遗 珠 yí zhū unrecognized talent 隽 茂 juàn mào outstanding talent 雏 凤 chú fèng lit. phoenix in embryo / fig. young talent / budding genius 高 参 gāo cān senior staff officer / staff officer of great talent 高 材 gāo cái great talent / rare capability / person of outstanding ability