人事 rénshì personnel
personnel; human resources; human affairs; ways of the world; (euphemism) sexuality; the facts of life
How to remember 人事: 人 person + 事 matter = personnel.
Characters
How it is used
- Personnel/HR, and 'human affairs' - 人事部门 (rénshì bùmén) the HR department, 人事变动 personnel changes.
- Second sense 'the ways of the world / consciousness': 不省人事 (bù xǐng rénshì) to be unconscious/oblivious.
- 人事关系 = personnel/organizational relations; also euphemistic for worldly/adult matters.
- 人浮于事 (rénfúyúshì) = overstaffed (more people than jobs).
Example sentences
- 他被人发现倒在厨房的地板上，不省人事。 Tā bèi rén fāxiàn dǎo zài chúfáng de dìbǎn shàng, bùxǐngrénshì.He was found lying unconscious on the kitchen floor.