起用

qǐyòng
  1. to promote
  2. to reinstate (in a position or job)

CEDICT

  1. to appoint (someone) to an important position
  2. to reinstate (someone)

Wiktionary

  1. 恢復任用已經退休或革職的人員。
  2. 提拔、任用。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 起 qǐ
  1. to rise
  2. to raise
  3. to get up
  4. to set out
  5. to start
  6. to appear
  7. to launch
  8. to initiate (action)
  9. to draft
  10. to establish
  11. to get (from a depot or counter)
  12. verb suffix, to start
  13. starting from (a time, place, price etc)
  14. classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance
  15. classifier for groups: batch, group
2 用 yòng
  1. to use; to make use of; to employ
  2. (coverb) with; using
  3. to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions)
  4. usefulness; utility
  5. (bound form) expense; outlay
  6. (courteous) to eat; to drink
  7. (literary) hence; therefore

Related entries

增進 zēngjìn
  1. to promote
  2. to enhance
  3. to further
  4. to advance (a cause etc)
宣介 xuānjiè
  1. to promote
  2. to publicize
提倡 tíchàng
  1. to promote
  2. to advocate
他提倡減稅。

He advocated reduction of taxes.

Source: Tatoeba

提升 tíshēng
  1. to promote (to a higher-ranking position)
  2. to lift; to hoist
  3. (fig.) to elevate; to raise; to improve
努力提升英文能力。

Try to polish up your English.

Source: Tatoeba

擢升 zhuóshēng
  1. to promote (sb)
  2. to upgrade
  3. to ascend
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