聘 (pìn): to hire
聘 (pìn) is a Chinese character meaning “to hire.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 耳 (semantic) and 甹 (phonetic). It ranks #2197 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 聘 ear. Its radical form 耳 (ear) appears in many related characters such as 闻 (wén, to hear, to smell), 职 (zhí, job, duty), 联 (lián, connect, unite).
Definitions
- to hire
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 聘
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 聘请verb | pìn qǐng | to engage | 5 |
| 招聘verb | zhāo pìn | to invite applications for a job | 4 |
| 应聘verb | yìng pìn | to accept a job offer | 4 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 聘用 | pìn yòng | to employ |
| 解聘 | jiě pìn | to dismiss an employee |
| 受聘 | shòu pìn | hired (for employment) |
| 招聘会 | zhāo pìn huì | recruitment meeting |
| 聘任 | pìn rèn | to appoint (to a position) |
| 聘书 | pìn shū | letter of appointment |
| 聘礼 | pìn lǐ | betrothal gift |
| 聘金 | pìn jīn | betrothal money (given to the bride's family) |
| 应聘者 | yìng pìn zhě | person taking a job |
| 受聘于 | shòu pìn yú | to be employed at |
| 招聘机构 | zhāo pìn jī gòu | recruiting agency |
| 招聘者 | zhāo pìn zhě | prospective employer |
| 下聘 | xià pìn | to send the betrothal gifts |
| 聘问 | pìn wèn | international exchange of visits |
| 高薪聘请 | gāo xīn pìn qǐng | to hire at a high salary |
聘 appears in 27 compound words: 30 as the first character, 48 as the last, and 22 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 聘 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
公司正在招聘新员工,要求有相关工作经验。
Gōngsī zhèngzài zhāopìn xīn yuángōng, yāoqiú yǒu xiāngguān gōngzuò jīngyàn.
The company is recruiting new employees, requiring relevant work experience.
输入外劳前须本地实地招聘初级厨师及待应 1500空缺仅9人受聘
shū rù wài láo qián xū běn dì shí dì zhāo pìn chū jí chú shī jí dài yīng 1 5 0 0 kōng quē jǐn 9 rén shòu pìn
Before importing foreign workers, local junior chefs must be recruited on the spot, and only 9 vacancies are available
...亚一在职教师未经学校批准报考其他单位被解聘 官方通报
. . . yà yī zài zhí jiào shī wèi jīng xué jiào pī zhǔn bào kǎo qí tā dān wèi bèi jiě pìn guān fāng tōng bào
... Yayi in-service teachers were dismissed from other units without the school's approval, official notice
特斯拉被指控招聘时歧视美国公民,美法官裁定诉讼继续推进
tè sī lā bèi zhǐ kòng zhāo pìn shí qí shì měi guó gōng mín , měi fǎ guān cái dìng sù sòng jì xù tuī jìn
[Translation pending - quota exceeded]
...efferies指出大多数IT服务公司招聘职位数量下降
. . . zhǐ chū dà duō shǔ fú wù gōng sī zhāo pìn zhí wèi shǔ liàng xià jiàng
... efferies noted a decline in the number of jobs hired by most IT services companies
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.
她聘请他作程式设计师。
Tā pìnqǐng tā zuò chéngshì shèjìshī.
She hired him as a programmer.
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.
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.
我知道汤姆会成为一位优秀的篮球教练。这就是为什么我聘用了他。
Wǒ zhīdào Tāngmǔ huì chéngwéi yī wèi yōuxiù de lánqiú jiàoliàn. zhè jiù shì wèishénme wǒ pìnyòng le tā.
I knew Tom would be a good basketball coach. That's why I hired him.
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