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聘

pìn

HSK 4 Character

What 聘 means

1. to employ; to appoint
2. bound formto betroth
3. colloquial(of a woman) to get married; to be marrried off
4. literaryto visit another state as an envoy on a diplomatic mission
5. Taiwan pr. pìng

Example sentences

• 招聘服务员。
  Zhāopìn fúwùyuán.
  Waiter needed.
• 她聘请他作程式设计师。
  Tā pìnqǐng tā zuò chéngshì shèjìshī.
  She hired him as a programmer.
• 汤姆正考虑应聘薪酬更高的工作。
  Tāngmǔ zhèng kǎolǜ yìngpìn xīnchóu gèng gāo de gōngzuò.
  Tom is thinking about applying for a better-paying job.
• 我们希望应聘者能有4年工作经验。
  Wǒmen xīwàng yìngpìnzhě néng yǒu sì nián gōngzuò jīngyàn.
  Ideally, a candidate for this job should have four years' work experience.
• 我打算去应聘那个公司的营销部经理职位.
  Wǒ dǎsuàn qù yìngpìn nàge gōngsī de yíngxiāo bù jīnglǐ zhíwèi.
  I plan to accept the offer from that company to become their marketing department's manager.
• 计划是在下月底之前招聘5名Java工程师。
  Jìhuà shì zàixià yuèdǐ zhīqián zhāopìn 5 míng Jaüa gōngchéngshī.
  The plan is to recruit 5 Java engineers before the end of next month.

Words starting with 聘

• 聘请pìn qǐngto engage; to hire (a lawyer etc)
• 聘用pìn yòngto employ; to hire
• 聘任pìn rènto appoint (to a position); appointed
• 聘书pìn shūletter of appointment; contract
• 聘问pìn wèninternational exchange of visits; to visit as envoy…
• 聘礼pìn lǐbetrothal gift
• 聘金pìn jīnbetrothal money (given to the bride's family)
• 聘娶婚pìn qǔ hūnformal betrothal (in which the boy's family sends presents to the girl's family)

Words containing 聘

• 招聘zhāo pìnto invite applications for a job; to recruit
• 应聘yìng pìnto accept a job offer; to apply for an advertised position
• 招聘会zhāo pìn huìrecruitment meeting; job fair
• 诚聘chéng pìnto seek to recruit; to invite job applications from
• 应聘者yìng pìn zhěperson taking a job; job applicant
• 受聘shòu pìnhired (for employment); invited (e.g. to lecture); engaged (for a task)
• 解聘jiě pìnto dismiss an employee; to sack
• 下聘xià pìnto send the betrothal gifts; (fig.) to conclude a marriage
• 合聘hé pìn(Taiwan) (of multiple institutions, departments or organizations) to jointly recruit…
• 延聘yán pìn(formal) to recruit; to appoint; to invite to take up a position…
• 征聘zhēng pìnto invite job applications; to recruit
• 纳聘nà pìnto pay bride-price (payment to the bride's family in former times)
• 缓聘huǎn pìnto defer employment; to put off hiring
• 联聘lián pìn(of multiple institutions, departments or organizations) to jointly recruit…
• 返聘fǎn pìnto rehire retired personnel
• 受聘于shòu pìn yúto be employed at
• 招聘者zhāo pìn zhěprospective employer; job advertiser; recruiter
• 招聘机构zhāo pìn jī gòurecruiting agency
• 高薪聘请gāo xīn pìn qǐngto hire at a high salary

Characters that look like 聘

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 牌páisignboard; plaque; plate; tablet; brand; trademark; mahjong tile; domino; playing card
• 辑jíto gather up; to collect; to edit
• 膊bóshoulder; upper arm
• 搏bóto fight; to combat; to seize
• 缚fùto bind; to tie; Taiwan pr. fú
• 缛rùadorned; beautiful

Sounds the same

Read pìn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 牝(of a bird, animal or plant) female; keyhole; valley