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录用 (lù yòng) — to hire (an employee); to accept (a manuscript) for publication

Definition

录用 is the employer's side: 'to hire' (a person) or 'to accept for publication' (a manuscript). It is a formal/written word, and unlike 录取 or 招收, the subject is the organization, not an exam.

verb
to hire (an employee)to accept (a manuscript) for publication

Examples

  • 录用。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī jīn nián jì huà lù yòng èr shí míng xīn yuán gōng.
    This company plans to hire twenty new employees this year.
  • 录用。
    Tā de xiǎo shuō bèi chū bǎn shè lù yòng le.
    His novel was accepted for publication by the publishing house.
  • ，录用。
    Jīng guò sān lún miàn shì, tā zhōng yú bèi lù yòng le.
    After three rounds of interviews, he was finally hired.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

录lùtake in
用yòngemploy

Both 录 as taking in and 用 as employing give the sense of hiring.

Characters in this word

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 錄; 录 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
金金jīnmetal
Sound part声符shēngfú
彔
彔lù錄lù
Same sound today

The traditional form 錄 combines 金 (metal) with 彔, which gives the sound; the simplified 录 is a shorthand, so its parts are not the historical parts.

Open 录 →

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

用 was formed by adding a handle to an earlier form.

Open 用 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 6Professions & Jobs

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