Definition
人事 (rén shì) can mean 'personnel/HR', but unlike 人员 (rén yuán) or 员工 (yuán gōng), which refer to the people themselves, 人事 often denotes the department or affairs related to staff. It also has two other distinct senses: 'human affairs/ways of the world' and a euphemism for 'sexuality/facts of life'.
noun
personnelhuman resourceshuman affairsways of the world(euphemism) sexualityfacts of life
Easily confused
- 认识rèn shisound-aliketo know (a person)
- 人士rén shìsound-alikeperson (formal, used in compounds and set phrases to indicate a figure or personage of a specific category)
Examples
- 。Tā zài rén shì bù yǐjīng gōngzuò shí nián le.He has worked in the personnel department for ten years.
- 人事，。Niánqīng rén yīnggāi duō liǎojiě rén shì, xuéhuì zuòrén.Young people should learn more about human affairs and how to conduct themselves.
- 人事，。Nà běn shū jiǎng de shì rén shì, bù shìhé xiǎo háizi kàn.That book is about the facts of life and is not suitable for small children.
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