engage; employ; retain
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to engage; to employ; to retain (someone for a job, often on a temporary basis)
formalMore formal and literary than 聘请. Often used for hiring experts, consultants, or temporary staff for specific tasks.
Gōng公
sī司
jué决
dìng定
yán延
qǐng请
yī一
wèi位
zī资
shēn深
gù顾
wèn问
lái来
jiě解
jué决
jì技
shù术
nán难
tí题
。
The company decided to engage a senior consultant to solve the technical problems.
Wǒ我
men们
yán延
qǐng请
le了
lǜ律
shī师
lái来
chù处
lǐ理
zhè这
ge个
fù复
zá杂
de的
àn案
zi子
。
We retained a lawyer to handle this complicated case.
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Xué学
xiào校
zhuān专
mén门
yán延
qǐng请
zhuān专
jiā家
lái来
gěi给
gāo高
sān三
xué学
shēng生
zuò做
kǎo考
qián前
fǔ辅
dǎo导
。
The school specifically invited experts to provide pre-examination tutoring for senior year students.