招聘 (zhāo pìn) — to recruit, to hire | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

招聘 is what an employer does: 'recruit, hire' (公司招聘员工). This is the employer's side — 应聘 is the applicant's side, applying for the job.

verb

to recruitto hire

Examples

招聘。
Wǒ men gōng sī zhèng zài zhāo pìn xīn yuán gōng.
Our company is recruiting new employees.
招聘。
Tā cān jiā le zhè cì zhāo pìn miàn shì.
He participated in this recruitment interview.
招聘。
Qǐng bǎ nǐ de jiǎn lì fā gěi wǒ men zhāo pìn bù mén.
Please send your resume to our recruitment department.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

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

The 招 idea of calling applicants and the 聘 idea of hiring them combine to mean recruit.

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.

扌召招

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.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Appears in

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