受聘

shòupìn

verb #36,930

Meanings

1 to be hired
2 to accept a job offer or appointment
3 (historical) to receive betrothal gifts from the groom's family

Characters

to receive; accept

to engage; hire

Examples

HSK 6

他受聘为公司的技术顾问。

Tā shòupìn wéi gōngsī de jìshù gùwèn.

He has been hired as the company's technical consultant.

HSK 7-9

她受聘到清华大学任教。

Tā shòupìn dào Qīnghuá Dàxué rènjiào.

She was appointed to teach at Tsinghua University.

Tips

register

Formal - used for professional appointments (professor, consultant, ambassador), not casual jobs. Pair with 为 ('as') for the role: 受聘为顾问 'hired as a consultant'. The mirror-image word from the employer side is 聘任 'to appoint'.

Stroke Order

受 shòu

聘 pìn