HSK · Level 7
134 words
Chinese word
雇
Pronunciation
Pinyingù
Meaning
- verbhire
Example
我们想雇一位新员工。wǒ men xiǎng gù yí wèi xīn yuán gōng
We want to hire a new employee.
More examples
公司临时需要人手，决定雇临时工。gōng sī lín shí xū yào rén shǒu jué dìng gù lín shí gōng
The company temporarily needed workers, so it decided to hire temporary workers.
Core concept
Bringing someone's time and skills into a paid task or role.
Common phrases
雇人gù rén
hire people
雇佣gù yōng
employ
雇临时工gù lín shí gōng
hire temporary workers
Similar words
雇佣gù yōng: Take someone on as paid labor through an employment agreement.
聘请pìn qǐng: Bring in a person, especially a skilled professional, to do work or offer assistance.
招聘zhāo pìn: Announce available jobs and seek people to fill them.
录用lù yòng: Formally choose someone and place them in a job.
Definition in Chinese
以报酬雇用某人做事或提供劳务。yǐ bào chóu gù yòng mǒu rén zuò shì huò tí gōng láo wù
Word origin
雇 (gù, "hire") is a sound loan from an older character use that named a seasonal bird, and it later came to denote obtaining a person's work for pay.
Usage tips
- The word works for both a short service and a continuing position, so the length of the arrangement comes from the surrounding context.