就业 (jiù yè) — to get a job; to find employment

Definition

就业 means 'to get a job / find employment' — the act of starting work. Contrast with 求职 (the process of looking for a job) and 失业 (to be unemployed, the opposite state).

verb
to get a jobto find employment

Examples

  • 就业
    Jīng jì bù hǎo shí, nián qīng rén jiù yè hěn bù róng yì.
    When the economy is bad, it's not easy for young people to find a job.
  • 就业
    Tā bì yè hòu mǎ shàng jiù jiù yè le.
    He found a job right after graduation.
  • 就业
    Xiàn zài de jiù yè xíng shì bǐ qù nián hǎo.
    The current employment situation is better than last year.

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