Chinese word

雇佣

Pronunciation

Pinyingù yōng

Meaning

  • verbhire

Example

我们要雇佣两个新员工。wǒ men yào gù yōng liǎng gè xīn yuán gōng

We need to hire two new employees.

Illustration for 雇佣 (hire)

More examples

他被公司雇佣为项目经理。tā bèi gōng sī gù yōng wèi xiàng mù jīng lǐ

He was hired by the company as the project manager.

Core concept

Places a person under a paid work agreement or engages that person for a task.

Common phrases

  • 雇佣员工gù yōng yuán gōng

    hire employees

  • 雇佣临时工gù yōng lín shí gōng

    hire temporary workers

  • 被雇佣bèi gù yōng

    be hired

  • 雇佣专业人才gù yōng zhuān yè rén cái

    hire professional talent

Similar words

招聘zhāo pìn: Seeking and gathering people to apply for available jobs.
聘用pìn yòng: Formally employing someone under a work contract.
录用lù yòng: Deciding to hire someone after the selection process.

Definition in Chinese

以支付报酬的方式聘请他人从事工作或提供劳务的行为。yǐ zhī fù bào chóu de fāng shì pìn qǐng tā rén cóng shì gōng zuò huò tí gōng láo wù de xíng wéi

Word origin

雇佣 (gùyōng, "hire") is formed from 雇 (gù, "hire") and 佣 (yōng, "employ"), whose closely connected meanings point to paid work for another person.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may expect this verb to apply to things such as cars, but its Chinese use centers on engaging people or people-based services.

Other meanings

  • recruitverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 雇佣合同gù yōng hé tóngemployment contractnoun
  • 雇佣关系gù yōng guān xìemployment relationshipnoun
  • 雇佣制度gù yōng zhì dùemployment systemnoun

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