Chinese word dictionary

应聘

yìngpìn · to accept a job offer; to apply for an advertised position

Practice word

Word information

Simplified应聘

Traditional應聘

Pinyinyìngpìn

Part of speech动

HSK 3.04

HSK 2.05

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

应yīng

should, must; to respond, to handle; to deal with, to cope

聘pìn

to employ, to engage; betrothed

How to learn 应聘

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

应该yīnggāi

ought to; should; must

答应dāying

to answer; to respond; to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise

适应shìyìng

to adapt; to fit; to suit

招聘zhāopìn

to invite applications for a job; to recruit

反应fǎnyìng

to react; to respond; reaction; response; reply; chemical reaction; CL:個|个[ge4]

聘请pìnqǐng

to engage; to hire (a lawyer etc)