人才辈出 (rén cái bèi chū) — (idiom) talented people emerge in succession; there is no lack of capable individuals

Definition

A four-character idiom praising a place, era, or field where talented people keep appearing one after another. Used in writing to celebrate a flourishing of talent.

idiom
talented people emerge in successionthere is no lack of capable individuals

Examples

  • 人才辈出，。
    Zhè ge dà xué rén cái bèi chū, péi yǎng le hěn duō kē xué jiā.
    This university has many talented people coming forth, cultivating many scientists.
  • 人才辈出，。
    Rú jīn kē jì háng yè rén cái bèi chū, jìng zhēng fēi cháng jī liè.
    Nowadays the tech industry is full of talented people, and competition is very fierce.
  • 人才辈出，。
    Lì shǐ shàng zhè ge cháo dài rén cái bèi chū, wén huà fán róng.
    In history, this dynasty saw talented people emerge in large numbers, and culture flourished.

Origin

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

Open 人 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

才 originally drew a sharp peg, not a sprout growing from the ground.

Open 才 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 輩; 辈 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
車車jū
Sound part声符shēngfú
非
非fēi輩bèi
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 輩 pairs 車 (vehicle) with 非, which gives the sound; this describes 輩, not the simplified 辈.

Open 辈 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

出 combines 止 (foot) and 凵 (cave) to show a foot stepping out of a cave.

Open 出 →

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