Chinese phrase
他失业了 tā shī yè le
Meaning
He is unemployed
When to use it
It states simply that a person is without a job. It is a plain way to report this fact without giving a cause or an opinion.
Example dialogue
你知道他怎么了吗? nǐ zhī dào tā zěn me le ma
Do you know what happened to him?
他失业了,现在在找新工作。 tā shī yè le xiàn zài zài zhǎo xīn gōng zuò
He is unemployed and is looking for a new job now.