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合聘

Mandarin · pinyin hé pìn

(Tw) (of multiple institutions, departments or organizations) to jointly recruit; to jointly appoint (sb)

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合: hé · combine, unite, join; gather
聘: pìn · engage, employ; betroth

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2–4 · he2 pin4

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