应聘
HSK 4 (exam 2025)Old HSK 4
应聘 (yìngpìn) · to apply for a job
应聘 (yìngpìn) means “to apply for a job”. It is written with 2 characters: 应 (should) + 聘 (to employ). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 应聘 is built
The characters
应 yīng · should
What 应 is made of
- 广guǎng — broad
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- ⺍ — three-stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
聘 pìn · to employ
What 聘 is made of
- 耳ěr — ear
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 甹pīng — chivalrous knight
- 由yóu — cause
- 丂kǎo — obstruction of breath (qi)
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Example sentences
他去那家公司应聘了。Tā qù nà jiā gōngsī yìngpìn le.He applied for a job at that company.
你应聘的是什么工作？Nǐ yìngpìn de shì shénme gōngzuò?What job did you apply for?
Questions about 应聘
What does 应聘 mean?
应聘 (yìngpìn) means “to apply for a job”.
How do you pronounce 应聘?
应聘 is pronounced yìngpìn.
Which HSK level is 应聘?
应聘 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 答应dāyingto agree
- 应该yīnggāishould
- 反应fǎnyìngreaction
- 适应shìyìngto adapt
- 应当yīngdāngshould
- 应用yìngyòngto apply
- 供应gōngyìngto supply
- 应付yìngfuto deal with
- 对应duìyìngto correspond to
- 供不应求gōngbùyìngqiúdemand exceeds supply
Learn 应聘 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 4 · Group 52: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.