聘用

pìnyòng
verb HSK 7 #14,542

Meanings

  1. 1 to hire; to employ
  2. 2 to engage

Examples

Gōngsī juédìng pìnyòng gèng duō de shíxíshēng.
The company decided to hire more interns.
Tā bèi yī jiā dà gōngsī pìnyòng le.
He was hired by a large company.
Wǒmen xūyào pìnyòng yī wèi yǒu jīngyàn de shèjìshī.
We need to hire an experienced designer.

Tips

memory
(to hire) + (to use) = to hire someone for use, i.e. to employ.
usage
聘用 is more general than 聘任 (which implies appointing to a specific position/title). 聘用合同 (employment contract) is a common collocation.

Stroke Order

pìn
yòng