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聘用 (pìn yòng) — to employ; to hire

Definition

聘用 (pìn yòng) is a formal verb meaning 'to employ / hire' someone for a position, emphasizing a completed appointment. More formal than 招聘 (recruiting) and more committed than 聘请 (engaging a specialist).

verb
to employto hire

Examples

  • 聘用。
    Wǒ men gōng sī jīn nián jì huà pìn yòng shí míng xīn yuán gōng.
    Our company plans to hire ten new employees this year.
  • ，聘用。
    Jīng guò yán gé de miàn shì, tā zuì zhōng bèi pìn yòng le.
    After a strict interview, he was finally hired.
  • 聘用。
    Zhè jiā qǐ yè pìn yòng le hěn duō yǒu jīng yàn de rén cái.
    This enterprise has hired many experienced talents.

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pìnhire
用yòngemploy

聘 (hire) and 用 (employ) combine to mean taking someone into work.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 聘 →

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.

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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Workplace & Office

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