---
title: "Pinqing Meaning: 聘请 (pìnqǐng) Means “to engage”"
description: "聘请 (traditional 聘請, pìnqǐng) means “to engage; to hire (a professional)”. Hear its tones, see what 聘 and 请 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pinqing"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 聘请 mean?

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聘请 pìnqǐng

## to engage; to hire (a professional)

## Its characters

1. 聘 pìn to engage
2. 请 qǐng to hire

## In a sentence

公司聘请了一位律师。 The company hired a lawyer.

在一些大城市，越来越多的家庭**聘请**专业的“月嫂”到家里帮忙，或者干脆住进“月子中心”。

From [什么是“坐月子”？ · What is zuo yuezi? Chinese postpartum confinement explained](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-zuo-yuezi-chinese-postpartum-confinement-explained#library-word-510-512)

[More about 聘请](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%81%98%E8%AF%B7)

## More words with 聘 or 请

- [敬请 jìngqǐng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingqing)
- [聘用 pìnyòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pinyong)
- [请教 qǐngjiào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qingjiao)
- [请求 qǐngqiú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qingqiu)
- [请问 qǐngwèn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qingwen)
- [申请 shēnqǐng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shenqing)
- [邀请 yāoqǐng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yaoqing)
- [应聘 yìngpìn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yingpin)
- [招聘 zhāopìn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhaopin)

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