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Characters, words, pinyin or English

聘 pìn to employ

to employ; to engage

How to remember 聘: 耳 ear + 甹 chivalrous knight = to employ. The theme park manager lends an ear to the man dressed as a chivalrous knight and decides to employ him on the spot.

  • 2,253. most frequent character
  • HSK 4
  • 13 strokes
  • Radical 耳

Component breakdown

聘 = 耳 ear + 甹 chivalrous knight

  • 耳 ear
  • 甹 chivalrous knight
The Gushi story

The theme park manager lends an ear to the man dressed as a chivalrous knight and decides to employ him on the spot.

How it is used

  • 'To hire, engage, employ' (of professionals/staff). 招聘 (zhāopìn) = to recruit (an employer advertising jobs).
  • 应聘 (yìngpìn) = to apply for a job (the candidate's side) - 招聘 and 应聘 are the two sides of hiring.
  • 聘请 (pìnqǐng) = to invite/engage someone (an expert, a consultant) formally.

Words with 聘

Example sentences

  • 他想招聘新员工。 Tā xiǎng zhāopìn xīn yuángōng.He wants to recruit some new employees.
  • 她到一家著名的公司应聘。 Tā dào yī jiā zhùmíng de gōngsī yìngpìn.She is applying for a position in a famous company.