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“hire” in Chinese

Chinese

Also雇 (gù) · 聘任 (pìn rèn) · 聘用 (pìn yòng) · 聘请 (pìn qǐng) · 雇佣 (gù yōng)

Pronunciation

Pinyinpìn

Example

公司决定聘他为经理。gōng sī jué dìng pìn tā wèi jīng lǐ

The company decided to hire him as a manager.

Illustration for 聘 (hire)

How to say “hire” in Chinese

“Hire” in Chinese is 聘 (pìn).

A formal choice brings a particular qualified person into a job or professional role.

Full entry for 聘: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 聘

公司因业务扩展决定聘用更多人才。gōng sī yīn yè wù kuò zhǎn jué dìng pìn yòng gèng duō rén cái

The company decided to hire more talent because its business was expanding.

Tips for using 聘

  • The word can cover both bringing someone onto staff and engaging a professional for a defined service, so it need not imply a permanent employment contract.

Other Chinese words for “hire”

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雇

gù

verbhire

我们想雇一位新员工。wǒ men xiǎng gù yí wèi xīn yuán gōng

We want to hire a new employee.

学校聘任她为中文教师。xué xiào pìn rèn tā wèi zhōng wén jiào shī

The school hired her as a Chinese teacher.

公司决定聘用她做经理。gōng sī jué dìng pìn yòng tā zuò jīng lǐ

The company decided to hire her as a manager.

我们决定聘请他做项目经理。wǒ men jué dìng pìn qǐng tā zuò xiàng mù jīng lǐ

We decided to hire him as the project manager.

我们要雇佣两个新员工。wǒ men yào gù yōng liǎng gè xīn yuán gōng

We need to hire two new employees.

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