Chinese word

聘

Pronunciation

Pinyinpìn

Meaning

  • verbhire

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)

More examples

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.

Core concept

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

Common phrases

  • 聘用人才pìn yòng rén cái

    hire talent

  • 被聘为经理bèi pìn wèi jīng lǐ

    be hired as a manager

  • 受聘于公司shòu pìn yú gōng sī

    be employed by a company

Similar words

聘请pìn qǐng: Invite a particular person to take on a job, task, or role.
聘用pìn yòng: Formally employ someone as a worker in a company or organization.
聘任pìn rèn: Appoint a particular person to an official position or duty.
招聘zhāo pìn: Recruit applicants by publicly seeking people to fill available jobs.

Definition in Chinese

以正式邀请的方式雇用具有某种资格或专长的人担任职位或提供服务的动词，侧重对特定人选的任命或聘任。yǐ zhèng shì yāo qǐng de fāng shì gù yòng jù yǒu móu zhǒng zī gé huò zhuān cháng de rén dān rèn zhí wèi huò tí gōng fú wù de dòng cí cè zhòng duì tè dìng rén xuǎn de rèn mìng huò pìn rèn

Word origin

聘 (pìn, "to formally engage") had an older sense of a formal invitation or visit, which developed into engaging someone for a role or service.

Usage tips

  • 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 meanings

  • recruitverb
  • employverb

Opposites

  • 解聘jiě pìndismissverb

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