招人
zhāo rén
Pinyin
Definition
招人
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- to be infectious
- to recruit
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一人得道,鸡犬升天
- 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
- 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
- 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
- 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一鸣惊人
- 1 to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
三人成虎
- 1 three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact
三人行,必有我师
- 1 lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
- 2 you have sth to learn from everyone
三个女人一台戏
- 1 three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
Sample Sentences
现在去也可以,但有个事情我得先跟大哥说明白,我们厂里招人,一般都要熟人推荐,这点没问题有我在就可以了,但我们厂还有个规矩,就是进厂的员工要交一百块钱的保证金,厂里也是怕工人做了没几天就不干了,只要在厂里做足一个月,这一百块保证金到时候就全部退还给你,大哥你看这个……
We can go now if you like, but I should explain something to you first. Our factory generally only takes people on recommendations. That's not a problem if I'm here, but there's also a rule in our factory that all employees have to give a RMB100 deposit on starting work at the factory. The factory is concerned that workers will quit after a few days. You just need to work at the factory for a month and they'll return your RMB100 cash deposit in full. Look at this, buddy...
这招不招人不是我说了算,公司有制度,有预算。老板一天到晚地强调市场不景气,要控制预算,我都申请了好几次了,次次都不批。
This issue of hiring isn't my decision. The company has regulations and budgets. The boss emphasizes all day long that the market's in a recession, that we need to keep our budget under control. I've applied a bunch of times but got rejected each time.
小方,你们公司最近在招人吗?
Xiao Fang, is your company hiring right now?
在招啊。我们公司一直都有人离职,也一直都在招人。怎么?你想跳槽啊?
Yes, they are looking for people. Our company has a lot of turnover, and so they are always looking for people. How come? Are you looking to get a better job?