Chinese word

下岗

Pronunciation

Pinyinxià gǎng

Meaning

  • verbbe laid off

Example

公司重组后，很多人下岗了。gōng sī chóng zǔ hòu hěn duō rén xià gǎng le

After the company was restructured, many people were laid off.

Illustration for 下岗 (be laid off)

More examples

疫情影响导致公司停业，许多员工被迫下岗。yì qíng yíng xiǎng dǎo zhì gōng sī tíng yè xǔ duō yuán gōng bèi pò xià gǎng

The pandemic caused the company to close, forcing many employees out of their jobs.

Core concept

A filled work position is removed or left unassigned, and the worker loses that place.

Common phrases

  • 被迫下岗bèi pò xià gǎng

    be forced out of a job

  • 遭到下岗zāo dào xià gǎng

    be laid off

Similar words

裁员cái yuán: Cut the workforce by dismissing some employees.
解雇jiě gù: Fire an employee by ending the person's employment contract.
失业shī yè: Become unemployed and no longer have a job.
离职lí zhí: Leave one's job voluntarily or with the employer's agreement.

Definition in Chinese

在企业调整或用工制度变化中，被撤销或不再安排原岗位，导致离开原工作岗位的状态或结果。zài qǐ yè tiáo zhěng huò yòng gōng zhì dù biàn huà zhōng bèi chè xiāo huò bú zài ān pái yuán gǎng wèi dǎo zhì lí kāi yuán gōng zuò gǎng wèi de zhuàng tài huò jié guǒ

Word origin

In 下岗 (xiàgǎng, "leave a work post"), 下 (xià, "down") marks moving away from 岗 (gǎng, "work post"), creating the image of leaving one's assigned role.

Usage tips

  • A stated organizational cause helps show that the job loss results from staffing changes rather than from personal misconduct.

Other meanings

  • be firedverb
  • lose one's jobverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 下岗人员xià gǎng rén yuánlaid-off workernoun

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