受聘 (shòu pìn) — to be hired for a position, to accept a job offer (formal); (traditional) to accept betrothal gifts (of a girl's family)
Definition
Formal verb meaning 'to accept a job offer / be hired,' usually passive (受聘为…). The second sense — accepting betrothal gifts — is an older traditional usage.
verb
to be hired for a positionto accept a job offer (formal)(traditional) to accept betrothal gifts (of a girl's family)
Examples
- ，受聘。Tā jīn nián gāng cóng hā fó bì yè, jiù bèi nà jiā gōng sī shòu pìn wèi zǒng jiān.He just graduated from Harvard this year and was hired as a director by that company.
- 受聘。Zhè wèi jiào shòu tuì xiū hòu shòu pìn wèi míng yù gù wèn.After retiring, this professor was hired as an honorary consultant.
- ，受聘。Zài gǔ dài, nǚ fāng shòu pìn hòu nán fāng cái néng zhèng shì xià pìn.In ancient times, only after the girl's family accepted the betrothal gifts could the man's side formally propose.
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