How to say “hire” in Chinese
hire, take on staff
“Hire” in Chinese is 录用, lù yòng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
录用 is read lù yòng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Hints at the reading of 绿 lǜ and 碌 lù.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “录用”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 录用. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他被那家银行录用了tābèinàjiāyínhánglùyòngleHe was hired by that bank.
- 我被录用了wǒbèilùyòngleI got the job!
More words from the lesson “Hiring: from résumé to performance review”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “hire” in Chinese?
“Hire” in Chinese is 录用, pinyin lùyòng.
What does 录用 mean?
录用 (lùyòng) means “hire, take on staff”.
How do you write 录用?
录用 is 2 characters: 录 (lù) — record, write down; 用 (yòng) — use. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 录用?
录用 is read lùyòng. Tones: lù — fourth tone, yòng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“hire” in the lesson “Hiring: from résumé to performance review”
This word is from the topic “Jobs and positions” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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