Meituan to hire 300,000 additional delivery riders as winter strikes in the North
美团将在北方冬季来袭之际再招聘30万名外卖骑手
Meituan to bolster hiring of delivery drivers to cover an expected incease in orders as wintry weather strikes China.
美团将加大对外卖骑手的招聘力度，以应对中国冬季天气袭击时订单的预期增长。
Chinese food delivery giant Meituan plans to spend 100 million yuan (US$14 million) to hire around 300,000 food delivery riders in preparation for a surge in demand during winter, according to a local media report.
据当地媒体报道，中国外卖巨头美团计划斥资1亿元人民币（1400万美元）雇佣约30万名外卖骑手，以应对冬季需求激增。
Much of the recruitment funding will go towards hiring more food couriers in cities including Beijing and Shanghai, according to a report by state-backed local media outlet Shanghai Securities News.
据官媒《上海证券报》报道，大部分招聘资金将用于在北京和上海等城市雇佣更多的外卖骑手。
The company will also bolster hiring in northern and northeastern parts of China, where its army of couriers is being stretched thin by booming meal orders amid outbreaks of winter snow.
该公司还将增加在中国北部和东北部地区的招聘，在冬季降雪期间，外卖订单激增，现有骑手数量定然应付不过来。
