聘请
pìn qǐngㄆㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄧㄥˇ
Sino-Vietnamese: SÍNH THỈNH
Traditional: 聘請
HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 4
Meaning(verb)
to engage; to hire (a lawyer etc)
Examples
公司聘请了一位外国专家。
gōng sī pìn qǐng le yí wèi wài guó zhuān jiā.
The company hired a foreign expert.
他聘请律师帮他打官司。
tā pìn qǐng lǜ shī bāng tā dǎ guān sī.
He hired a lawyer to handle his lawsuit.
学校聘请她当中文老师。
xué xiào pìn qǐng tā dāng zhōng wén lǎo shī.
The school engaged her as a Chinese teacher.
Easily confused
- 招聘 — 招聘 is to advertise and recruit; 聘请 is to engage a specific person.
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Stroke order
SÍNH · 13 strokes
to engage (a teacher etc); to hire; to betroth; betrothal gift; to get married (of woman)
THỈNH · 10 strokes
to ask; to invite; please (do sth); to treat (to a meal etc); to request