Definition

1. Verb phrase:
   • To obtain a suitable/talented person: The core meaning refers to the successful selection or acquisition of a capable, virtuous, or worthy individual, often for a specific role or purpose. It implies satisfaction and fortune in finding the right person.
   • To gain a good/desirable person: More broadly, it can mean to win over or secure a person who is considered excellent or appropriate.

Usage Examples

• Verb phrase:
  • Nhà tuyển dụng rất vui vì đã đắc nhân. (The recruiter was very happy because they obtained a suitable person.)
  • Việc quan trọng nhất của một lãnh đạo là biết cách đắc nhân. (The most important task for a leader is to know how to gain good people.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase often carries a formal or literary tone and is frequently used in contexts related to leadership, management, recruitment, or traditional narratives about finding virtuous individuals.
• It can imply a sense of relief or achievement after a careful search or selection process.

Variants and Related Words

• Đắc ý (adj): pleased, satisfied (with an outcome or situation).
• Đắc địa (adj/v): to be in an advantageous position or location.
• Nhân tài (n): talented person, human talent.

Synonyms

• To find the right person: To successfully locate a suitable individual.
• To recruit successfully: To enlist a capable person effectively.
• To secure a worthy candidate: To obtain a deserving applicant.

Related Idioms

• Đắc nhân tâm: To win people's hearts; to gain popular support. This is a more common and extended idiom.
  • Muốn lãnh đạo tốt, trước hết phải đắc nhân tâm. (To be a good leader, one must first win people's hearts.)