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用人

Mandarin · pinyin yòng rén

servant
to employ sb for a job
to manage people
to be in need of staff

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用: yòng · use, employ, apply, operate; use
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else

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4–2 · yong4 ren2

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verb · Etymology 1

to select people for employment; to employ or manage people
to be short of staff; to be in need of manpower
to manipulate for one's own benefit

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