招用 (zhāo yòng) — to recruit and employ, to hire

Definition

招用 (zhāo yòng) is a formal, written verb meaning 'to recruit and hire' (employees). It is more official and institutional than 招聘, which is the everyday word for recruiting.

verb
to recruit and employto hire

Examples

  • 招用。
    Gōng sī jīn nián jì huà zhāo yòng wǔ shí míng xīn yuán gōng.
    The company plans to hire fifty new employees this year.
  • 招用。
    Tā men tōng guò xiào yuán zhāo pìn zhāo yòng le yì pī yōu xiù bì yè shēng.
    They recruited a group of outstanding graduates through campus recruitment.
  • 招用。
    Zhè jiā qǐ yè cháng qī zhāo yòng yǒu jīng yàn de gōng chéng shī.
    This company is always hiring experienced engineers.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

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

招zhāorecruit
用yòngemploy

招 means recruit, 用 means employ, and the two actions combine to describe hiring someone.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
召
召zhào招zhāo
Same sound today

招 pairs 扌, the hand part, with 召, which gives the sound, to show beckoning with the hand.

Open 招 →

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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