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雇佣 (gù yōng): to employ; to hire

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 7verb

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning
to employ; to hire
Characters
2
Part of speech
verb
HSK level
HSK 7

Full definitions

Meanings grouped by pronunciation.

  • to employ
  • to hire

Chinese explanation

  • 出钱请别人为自己或单位长期或短期工作
  • 也指用钱购买劳动力来做事。

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Character breakdown

HSK 7

to employ

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Example sentences

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This restaurant's business is getting better and better, so the boss decided to hire two more waiters to help.

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Because the company expanded production, they hired fifty new employees.

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Many families hire nannies to take care of children and do housework.

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This factory illegally employed child labor and was fined and ordered to rectify by the government.

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