employ; engage; renew contract
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesverb
to engage; to employ; to appoint (formal)
formalFormal or literary register used for hiring professionals, experts, or staff.
Dà大
xué学
jué决
dìng定
yán延
pìn聘
jǐ几
wèi位
zhī知
míng名
xué学
zhě者
dān担
rèn任
kè客
zuò座
jiào教
shòu授
。
The university decided to engage several renowned scholars as visiting professors.
Gōng公
sī司
gāo高
xīn薪
yán延
pìn聘
le了
yī一
wèi位
jīng经
yàn验
fēng丰
fù富
de的
jì技
shù术
zǒng总
jiān监
。
The company employed a highly experienced technical director at a high salary.
verb
to renew employment; to extend a contract; to continue to employ
formalRefers specifically to extending the employment period or renewing a contract after the original term expires.
Hé合
tóng同
qī期
mǎn满
hòu后
，
xué学
xiào校
jué决
dìng定
yán延
pìn聘
tā他
yī一
nián年
。
After the contract expired, the school decided to renew his employment for another year.
Yóu由
yú于
biǎo表
xiàn现
chū出
sè色
，
suǒ所
yǒu有
shì试
yòng用
qī期
yuán员
gōng工
dōu都
bèi被
yán延
pìn聘
wéi为
zhèng正
shì式
yuán员
gōng工
。
Due to outstanding performance, all probationary employees were retained as permanent staff.