聘请/聘請 pìn qǐng — to engage

Meanings

1. 1

   to engage

   to engage; to hire (a lawyer etc)

   verb

Character breakdown

• 请/請

  qǐng (third tone, dipping)

  please; to ask, to request; to invite; to treat someone (to a meal)

  10 strokes⿰讠青Radical 言

Words containing 请

• 请/請qǐng (third tone, dipping)please (before a verb)
• 申请/申請shēnqǐng (first tone, high and level)to apply (for something), to file a request
• 邀请/邀請yāoqǐng (first tone, high and level)to invite
• 请求/請求qǐng (third tone, dipping) qiú (second tone, rising)request
• 请问/請問qǐng (third tone, dipping) wèn (fourth tone, falling)Excuse me, may I ask...?
• 请假/請假qǐngjià (third tone, dipping)to ask for leave, to take time off
• 请客/請客qǐng (third tone, dipping) kè (fourth tone, falling)to give a dinner party
• 敬请/敬請jìng (fourth tone, falling) qǐng (third tone, dipping)please (do sth) (deferential form)
• 请教/請教qǐng (third tone, dipping) jiào (fourth tone, falling)to ask for guidance
• 请示/請示qǐng (third tone, dipping) shì (fourth tone, falling)to ask for instructions
• 请进/請進qǐng (third tone, dipping) jìn (fourth tone, falling)"please come in"
• 请柬/請柬qǐng (third tone, dipping) jiǎn (third tone, dipping)invitation card
• 请帖/請帖qǐng (third tone, dipping) tiě (third tone, dipping)invitation card
• 请坐/請坐qǐng (third tone, dipping) zuò (fourth tone, falling)please, have a seat