聘请

聘請

pìnqǐng

verb HSK 6 #11,440

Meanings

1 to hire; to engage; to employ (formally)
2 to invite (an expert, consultant)

Characters

to hire; to employ; to engage

to invite; to request; please

To hire by invitation — to formally engage someone's services.

Examples

公司聘请了一位新的经理。

Gōngsī pìnqǐng le yī wèi xīn de jīnglǐ.

The company hired a new manager.

学校聘请了外教。

Xuéxiào pìnqǐng le wàijiào.

The school hired a foreign teacher.

他被聘请为顾问。

Tā bèi pìnqǐng wéi gùwèn.

He was engaged as a consultant.

我们需要聘请一位律师。

Wǒmen xūyào pìnqǐng yī wèi lǜshī.

We need to hire a lawyer.

Tips

usage

聘请 is formal and implies hiring someone for their expertise or professional services. It's more respectful than 雇 (gù, to hire/employ). You 聘请 a consultant or expert; you 雇 a worker.

Stroke Order

聘 pìn

请 qǐng