应聘 yìngpìn accept a job offer
accept a job offer; to apply for a job
How to remember 应聘: 应 should + 聘 to employ = accept a job offer.
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How it is used
- The applicant's-side verb for applying to a job posting - 应聘这个职位 (yìngpìn zhège zhíwèi) apply for this position.
- Its mirror pair is 招聘 (zhāopìn), the employer's side of recruiting; keep the direction straight: 公司招聘, 求职者应聘.
- 应 here reads yìng (to respond to/accept), not yīng (should) - a common reading trap since 应该 uses yīng.
Example sentences
- 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.