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聘请 (pìn qǐng) — to engage, to hire (a professional or specialist)

Definition

聘请 is a formal verb meaning to engage or hire a specialist (lawyer, consultant, expert) on contract. Stronger and more written than 招聘 (recruiting broadly); 雇/雇佣 is neutral and general, while 聘请 emphasizes a professional engagement.

verb
to engageto hire (a professional or specialist)

Examples

  • 聘请。
    Gōng sī pìn qǐng le yí wèi gōng chéng shī lái kāi fā xīn chǎn pǐn.
    The company hired an engineer to develop new products.
  • 聘请。
    Wǒ men xué xiào pìn qǐng le yì míng wài jiào jiào yīng yǔ.
    Our school hired a foreign teacher to teach English.
  • 聘请。
    Tā pìn qǐng le liǎng wèi lǜ shī bāng tā dǎ guān si.
    He hired two lawyers to help him with the lawsuit.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

聘pìnengage
请qǐnginvite

聘 and 请 both mean inviting or engaging someone, together meaning to hire.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 請; 请 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánsay
Sound part声符shēngfú
青
青qīng請qǐng
Same sound today

In the traditional form 請, 言 shows it relates to speaking, and 青 gives the sound; the simplified 请 is a later shorter form.

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HSK 3.0 Level 5Workplace & Office

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