Chinese word

聘请

Pronunciation

Pinyinpìn qǐng

Meaning

  • verbhire

Example

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.

Illustration for 聘请 (hire)

More examples

学校最近聘请了几位兼职老师补充课程。xué xiào zuì jìn pìn qǐng le jǐ wèi jiān zhí lǎo shī bǔ chōng kè chéng

The school recently hired several part-time teachers to supplement its courses.

Core concept

A formal act of bringing a person into an agreed role or service.

Common phrases

  • 聘请项目经理pìn qǐng xiàng mù jīng lǐ

    hire a project manager

  • 被聘请为bèi pìn qǐng wèi

    be hired as

  • 聘请临时工pìn qǐng lín shí gōng

    hire temporary workers

Similar words

招聘zhāo pìn: Publicly seeking suitable people to fill available jobs.
聘用pìn yòng: Formally employing someone and placing them in a work position.
雇佣gù yōng: Paying someone to provide labor or work.

Definition in Chinese

以单位或个人名义正式邀请某人担任职位、承担任务或提供专门服务，并通常就条件或报酬达成约定。yǐ dān wèi huò gè rén míng yì zhèng shì yāo qǐng mǒu rén dān rèn zhí wèi chéng dān rèn wù huò tí gōng zhuān mén fú wù bìng tōng cháng jiù tiáo jiàn huò bào chóu dá chéng yuē dìng

Word origin

聘请 (pìnqǐng, "formally engage") combines 聘 (pìn, "engage") + 请 (qǐng, "invite"), presenting work-related engagement as a formal invitation.

Usage tips

  • This verb is common in workplace, institutional, and public language, while a casual request for a small favor usually calls for a less formal expression.

Other meanings

  • recruitverb
  • inviteverb

Opposites

  • 解聘jiě pìndismissverb

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