Zhāng Lì: Nǐ kàn dào nà ɡè ɡōnɡ sī de__ ɡuǎnɡ ɡào le ma?
张 丽：你 看 到 那 个 公 司 的__ 广 告 了 吗？
Wáng Méng: Kàn dào le ， zuó tiān wǒ qù nà ɡè ɡōnɡ sī __ le.
王 蒙： 看 到 了， 昨 天 我 去 那 个 公 司 __ 了。
A. yìnɡ pìn (应聘)
B. zhāo pìn (招聘)
Zhāng Lì: Nǐ kàn dào nà ɡè ɡōnɡ sī de zhāo pìn ɡuǎnɡ ɡào le ma?
张 丽：你 看 到 那 个 公 司 的 招 聘 广 告 了 吗？
Did you see the advertisement of that company?
Wáng Méng: Kàn dào le ， zuó tiān wǒ qù nà ɡè ɡōnɡ sī yìnɡ pìn le.
王 蒙： 看 到 了， 昨 天 我 去 那 个 公 司 应 聘 了。
Yes, I went to the company to apply for the job yesterday.
Zhāo pìn (招聘): Recruit/employ someone. It’s the company which “zhāo pìn (招聘)” somebody. It means a company recruits people by posting a job advertisement.
Yìnɡ pìn (应聘): Apply for a job. It’s an individual’s proactive behavior. It means a job seeker responding to a company’s recruiting requirements based on his or her own needs.
Company “zhāo pìn (招聘)”, recruit/employ-people.
People go to companies “yìnɡ pìn (应聘)”, apply for a job.
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