Meaning
betrothed; engage (teacher); hire
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “pin” becomes a different word in each tone. 聘 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 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
- 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
Example Sentence
这家公司聘请了一位经验丰富的工程师。Zhè jiā gōng sī pìn qǐng le yí wèi jīng yàn fēng fù de gōng chéng shī.This company hired an experienced engineer.
这Zhèthis家公jiā gōnghead of a family司sīto take charge of聘请pìn qǐngto engage了le(completed action)一yíone位wèiposition经验丰富jīng yàn fēng fùexperienced的deof工程师gōng chéng shīengineer。