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聘

pìn

to employ; to invite to a position

A person offers an invitation scroll to another person
Memory picture

Character

聘 pìn

Strokes
13
Radical
耳 — ear
Made of
耳 ear 甹 chivalrous knight
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 研究院准备聘一位熟悉伦理审查的专家担任顾问。 Yánjiūyuàn zhǔnbèi pìn yī wèi shúxī lúnlǐ shěnchá de zhuānjiā dānrèn gùwèn. The research institute plans to hire an expert familiar with ethics review as a consultant.
  • 学校打算聘一位退休的老教授做校长顾问。 Xuéxiào dǎsuàn pìn yí wèi tuìxiū de lǎo jiàoshòu zuò xiàozhǎng gùwèn. The school plans to hire a retired old professor as an adviser to the principal.
  • 他们想聘一个经验丰富的厨师。 Tāmen xiǎng pìn yí ge jīngyàn fēngfù de chúshī. They want to hire an experienced chef.

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