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失业 (shī yè) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 5

失业 (shī yè) is a Chinese word: to be unemployed. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 失业

动 dòng verb

to be unemployed

他失业三个月了。

tā shī yè sān gè yuè le

He has been unemployed for three months.

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Word breakdown

失 shī — to lose, to be without

业 yè — occupation, employment, job

Structure & writing
1 失 shī — to lose; to be deprived of (opposite of 得)
失 is a component in 4 characters

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2 业 yè — occupation; profession
业 is a component in 5 characters

业 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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