应聘 yìngpìn accept a job offer
accept a job offer; to apply for a job
怎么记住“应聘”: 应 should + 聘 to employ = accept a job offer.
汉字
用法
- 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.
例句
- 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.