受 聘

shòu pìndictionary entry

hired (for employment) / invited (e.g. to lecture) / engaged (for a task) / (in olden times) betrothal gift from the groom's family

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

受聘 受聘 [shou4 pin4] /hired (for employment)/invited (e.g. to lecture)/engaged (for a task)/(in olden times) betrothal gift from the groom's family/

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受
shòu
to receive / to accept / to suffer / subjected to / to bear / to stand / pleasant / (passive marker) / (LGBT) bottom
聘
pìn
to employ; to appoint / (bound form) to betroth / (coll.) (of a woman) to get married; to be marrried off / (literary) to visit another state as an envoy on a diplomatic mission / Taiwan pr. [pìng]

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