How to say “hire” in Chinese
hire, engage
“Hire” in Chinese is 聘请, pìn qǐng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
聘请 is read pìn qǐng: 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
On the left, 讠 “speech”: you ask with words.
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 “聘请”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 聘请. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 公司聘请了一位法律顾问gōngsīpìnqǐngleyíwèifǎlǜgùwènThe company has hired a legal adviser.
More words from the lesson “Résumé and internship”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “hire” in Chinese?
“Hire” in Chinese is 聘请, pinyin pìnqǐng.
What does 聘请 mean?
聘请 (pìnqǐng) means “hire, engage”.
How do you write 聘请?
聘请 is 2 characters: 聘 (pìn) — hire; 请 (qǐng) — ask; please. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 聘请?
聘请 is read pìnqǐng. Tones: pìn — fourth tone, qǐng — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“hire” in the lesson “Résumé and internship”
This word is from the topic “Work” of HSK 5. 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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