失业 (shī yè) — to lose one's job, to be unemployed
Definition
失业 means 'to lose one's job' — the opposite of 就业 ('to get a job'). Use it for the state of becoming or being unemployed, often with 因为 or a time phrase.
verb
to lose one's jobto be unemployed
Examples
- 失业。Tā shī yè yǐ hòu yì zhí zài jiā xiū xi.After losing his job, he has been resting at home.
- 失业。Hěn duō rén yīn wèi jīng jì bù hǎo ér shī yè.Many people lost their jobs because the economy is bad.
- ？失业。Nǐ zhǎo dào xīn gōng zuò le ma? wǒ shī yè le bàn nián.Have you found a new job? I've been unemployed for half a year.
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