招聘 zhāopìn recruitment
recruitment; take job applications for a job
How to remember 招聘: 招 to summon + 聘 to employ = recruitment.
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How it is used
- A verb/noun for recruiting or hiring from the employer's side - 公司正在招聘 (gōngsī zhèngzài zhāopìn) the company is hiring; 招聘广告 job recruitment ad.
- Paired with 应聘 (yìngpìn), which is the applicant's side (to apply for the job) - the two form a common employer/applicant pair.
- Common in job-search and business contexts, seen constantly on job boards and campus recruitment events (招聘会 zhāopìnhuì job fair).
Example sentences
- 他想招聘新员工。 Tā xiǎng zhāopìn xīn yuángōng.He wants to recruit some new employees.