() — to hire, to employ

Definition

雇 (gù) means 'to hire / employ' people for work — especially labor, staff, or services. Unlike 租/租赁 (renting things) or 聘请/聘用 (engaging professionals), 雇 focuses on paying someone to do a job, often physical or temporary.

verb
to hireto employ

Examples

  • Wǒ xiǎng gù yí gè rén bāng wǒ dǎ sǎo fáng jiān.
    I want to hire someone to help me clean the room.
  • Shàng ge yuè wǒ men gù le liǎng gè lín shí gōng.
    Last month we hired two temporary workers.
  • Zhè jiā gōng sī jì huà gù yì míng jīng lǐ.
    This company plans to hire a manager.

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