应征

應徵

yìngzhēng

verb #15,052

Meanings

1 to apply (for a job); to reply to a job advertisement
2 to enlist (in the military)

Characters

to respond; to answer

to recruit; to levy

Examples

她应征了那家公司的会计职位。

Tā yìngzhēng le nà jiā gōngsī de kuàijì zhíwèi.

She applied for the accountant position at that company.

很多年轻人应征入伍保家卫国。

Hěn duō niánqīngrén yìngzhēng rùwǔ bǎojiā wèiguó.

Many young people enlisted in the military to defend their country.

Tips

usage

应征入伍 (yìngzhēng rùwǔ) is the standard phrase for enlisting in the military. For civilian job applications, 应聘 (yìngpìn) is more common in modern usage.

Stroke Order

应 yīng

征 zhēng