pìn

HSK 7–9

聘 (pìn) is a Chinese word meaning “to employ; to appoint; (bound form) to betroth; (coll.) (of a woman) to get married; to be marrried off”.

Meanings

  1. 1to employ; to appoint
  2. 2(bound form) to betroth
  3. 3(coll.) (of a woman) to get married; to be marrried off
  4. 4(literary) to visit another state as an envoy on a diplomatic mission
  5. 5Taiwan pr. [ping4]
Part of speech
verb

Related words

聘请to engage招聘to invite applications for a job应聘to accept a job offer聘用to employ解聘to dismiss an employee受聘hired (for employment)招聘会recruitment meeting聘任to appoint (to a position)聘书letter of appointment聘礼betrothal gift聘金betrothal money (given to the bride's family)下聘to send the betrothal gifts

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