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

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.

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 pìnrèn 'to appoint'.

Stroke Order

受 shòu

聘 pìn