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Hanzi

僱 / 雇

Traditional
僱
Simplified
雇

to employ/to hire/to rent

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 7

Pinyin

gù, hù

Bopomofo

ㄍㄨˋ, ㄏㄨˋ

Jyutping

gu3

Example sentences

僱員 / 雇员 gùyuán
她是我們公司最優秀的僱員。
她是我们公司最优秀的雇员。

She is our company's most excellent employee.

解僱 / 解雇 jiěgù
公司因為經濟不景氣而解僱了一些員工。
公司因为经济不景气而解雇了一些员工。

The company dismissed some employees due to the economic downturn.

曠職 / 旷职 kuàngzhí
他因經常曠職而被老闆解僱了。
他因经常旷职而被老板解雇了。

He was fired by the boss because he frequently skipped work.

僱主 / 雇主 gùzhǔ
僱主與員工簽署了合約。
雇主与员工签署了合约。

The employer and the employee signed the contract.

僱 / 雇 gù
他僱了一輛車去機場。
他雇了一辆车去机场。

He hired a car to go to the airport.

嚮導 / 向导 xiàngdǎo
我們僱了一位當地的嚮導帶路。
我们雇了一位当地的向导带路。

We hired a local guide to lead the way.

僱用 / 雇用 gùyòng
這家公司最近僱用了一批新員工。
这家公司最近雇用了一批新员工。

This company recently hired a group of new employees.

大批 dàpī
公司僱用了一大批新員工。
公司雇用了一大批新员工。

The company hired a large number of new employees.

Example Vocabulary

僱員

gu4'yuan2

employee

解僱

jie3'gu4

to dismiss; to fire; to discharge

僱主

gu4'zhu3

employer

僱佣

僱

gu4

to hire; to employ

僱用

gu4'yong4

to hire; to employ

受僱

shou4'gu4

僱佣兵

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