人财物 (rén cái wù) — human, financial, and material resources (as a collective category)
Definition
A collective term in business/management writing for the three resources every organization controls: 人 (personnel), 财 (funds), and 物 (physical assets/materials). Used as a single unit — not a literal list of people, money, and things.
noun
humanfinancialand material resources (as a collective category)
Examples
- 人财物。Gōng sī suǒ yǒu de rén cái wù dōu yóu zǒng jīng lǐ tǒng yī guǎn lǐ.All of the company's human, financial, and material resources are managed uniformly by the general manager.
- 人财物。Zhè ge xiàng mù xū yào dà liàng de rén cái wù tóu rù.This project requires a large investment of human, financial, and material resources.
- 人财物，。Gè bù mén yào hé lǐ tiáo pèi rén cái wù, tí gāo xiào lǜ.Each department should allocate human, financial, and material resources reasonably to improve efficiency.
Origin
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