sing4 ping3誠聘诚聘
Jyutpingsing4 ping3
Yalesìhng ping
Definition
To sincerely hire or recruit someone to work.
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How it's used
This term is almost exclusively found in formal job advertisements or recruitment posters rather than in spoken conversation. It adds a layer of professional courtesy and emphasis to the act of hiring. Using it in casual speech sounds overly dramatic or like you are reading a newspaper aloud.
Examples
Our company is sincerely hiring a full-time shop assistant.
Related words
Common phrases
sincerely hiring talent
sincerely hiring elites
Common mistake
Do not use this in casual conversation when asking a friend if they are looking for a job. It sounds like a formal announcement and will make you sound like a human resources department.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
