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雇 gù

employment; to hire, to employ

Strokes
12
Level
HSK 6
Radical
隹
Traditional
僱
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 户隹 ⿸户隹

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  1. 公司决定雇佣一名新员工。
    Gōngsī juédìng gùyōng yì míng xīn yuángōng.
    The company decided to hire a new employee.
    company decide hire one (measure) new employee
  2. 你被公司解雇了吗？
    Nǐ bèi gōngsī jiěgù le ma?
    Were you fired by the company?
    you (passive) company fire (particle) (question)
  3. 我们最好雇一个专业的人来帮忙。
    Wǒmen zuìhǎo gù yí gè zhuānyè de rén lái bāngmáng.
    We'd better hire a professional to help.
    we best hire one (measure) professional (particle) person come help
  4. 这家公司从不随便解雇员工。
    Zhè jiā gōngsī cóng bù suíbiàn jiěgù yuángōng.
    This company never fires employees casually.
    this(measure) company never casually fire employee
  5. 上个月，工厂雇佣了不少新工人。
    Shàng ge yuè, gōngchǎng gùyōngle bù shǎo xīn gōngrén.
    Last month, the factory hired quite a few new workers.
    last (measure) month, factory hired (particle) not few new worker

Words with 雇 (2)