让贤

讓賢
ràngxián

to resign from one's post to make way for someone better qualified

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 让 ràng
  1. to yield
  2. to permit
  3. to let sb do sth
  4. to have sb do sth
  5. to make sb (feel sad etc)
  6. by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被 bèi)
=2 贤 xián
  1. worthy or virtuous person
  2. honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation
=2 贤 háo Original form of 豪 (háo, “powerful; strong; sturdy”).

Containing this entry

让贤与能 ràngxiányǔnéng to step aside and give a more worthy person a chance (idiom)