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佣 yōng

to hire, to employ; commission; servant

Strokes
7
Level
HSK 6
Radical
亻
Traditional
傭
Type
Ideograph
Made of 亻用 ⿰亻用

Memory hint: An employed 用 person 亻; 用 also provides the pronunciation

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  1. 这家餐厅雇佣了十几名服务员。
    Zhè jiā cāntīng gùyōngle shí jǐ míng fúwùyuán.
    This restaurant employs a dozen or so waiters.
    this(measure) restaurant hired (particle) ten-odd (measure) waiter
  2. 公司打算雇佣多少新人？
    Gōngsī dǎsuàn gùyōng duōshao xīnrén?
    How many new people does the company plan to hire?
    company plan hire how-many new-people
  3. 我们可以雇佣一位专业翻译。
    Wǒmen kěyǐ gùyōng yí wèi zhuānyè fānyì.
    We can hire a professional translator.
    we can hire one (measure) professional translator
  4. 这个岗位不需要额外雇佣人手。
    Zhège gǎngwèi bù xūyào éwài gùyōng rénshǒu.
    This position doesn't need extra hiring of manpower.
    this(measure) post not need extra hire manpower
  5. 项目开始前，公司提前雇佣了几位顾问。
    Xiàngmù kāishǐ qián, gōngsī tíqián gùyōngle jǐ wèi gùwèn.
    Before the project started, the company hired a few consultants in advance.
    project start before, company in-advance hired (particle) several (measure) consultant

Words with 佣 (1)