招聘 (zhāo pìn) is a compound verb meaning 'to recruit' or 'to hire', commonly used in formal and professional contexts. The first character 招 (zhāo) means 'to attract' or 'to summon', while the second 聘 (pìn) means 'to hire' or 'to appoint', especially for skilled or qualified personnel. Together, they emphasize the active process of seeking out and selecting suitable candidates for a job.

This term appears frequently in workplace communication — on company websites, job boards, HR documents, and recruitment announcements. As a noun, it refers to the entire recruitment process or a specific job posting (e.g., '查看最新招聘' — 'view the latest job postings'). It is neutral in register but leans formal; you wouldn’t use it casually among friends when talking about hiring a babysitter — there, 雇 (gù) or 找 (zhǎo) would be more natural.