Word

雇 (gù) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

Meaning of 雇

动 dòng verb

to hire

公司雇了十个新员工。

gōng sī gù le shí gè xīn yuán gōng

The company hired ten new employees.

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Word breakdown

雇 gù — to hire

1 解雇 jiě gù — to fire, to dismiss HSK 7
- 解 to release, to dissolve (a relationship)
- 雇 employment, hiring
Example

公司因为经济困难解雇了一些员工。

gōng sī yīn wèi jīng jì kùn nán jiě gù le yī xiē yuán gōng

The company dismissed some employees due to financial difficulties.
2 雇主 gù zhǔ — employer HSK 7
- 雇 to hire, to employ
- 主 master, principal party
Example

雇主应该为员工提供安全的工作环境。

gù zhǔ yīng gāi wèi yuán gōng tí gōng ān quán de gōng zuò huán jìng

The employer should provide a safe working environment for employees.
3 雇佣 gù yōng — to employ, to hire HSK 7
- 雇 to hire
- 佣 hired worker, employee
Example

公司雇佣了十名新员工。

gōng sī gù yōng le shí míng xīn yuán gōng

The company employed ten new employees.
4 雇员 gù yuán — employee HSK 7
- 雇 to employ, to hire
- 员 personnel, member, staff
Example

这家公司有五百名雇员。

zhè jiā gōng sī yǒu wǔ bǎi míng gù yuán

This company has five hundred employees.

Structure & writing

1 雇 gù — to hire someone to work for you

雇 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 户 hù — single-panel door; door in general

户 is a component in 11 characters

HSK 1

房 fáng house; building for living in or storing things

HSK 2

所 suǒ place; location

HSK 3

护 hù to protect; to defend

HSK 5

屏 píng decorative screen 扇 shàn fan (device waved or rotated to create a cooling breeze or ventilation)

HSK 6

启 qǐ to open 肩 jiān shoulder, the part of the body between the neck and arm

HSK 7

妒 dù to envy; to be jealous of someone superior 炉 lú stove; furnace (for cooking, heating water, warming, or smelting) 肇 zhào (class.) to begin; to start 雇 gù to hire someone to work for you

1.2 隹 zhuī — short-tailed bird radical

隹 is a component in 23 characters

HSK 1

谁 shéi who (interrogative pronoun)

HSK 2

准 zhǔn standard; norm; criterion

HSK 3

难 nán difficult; not easy (opposite of 易)

HSK 4

售 shòu to sell; to vend 推 tuī push (an object) outward in the direction of force

HSK 5

唯 wéi solely, only 堆 duī a pile; a heap of accumulated things 维 wéi to connect; to tie 集 jí to gather, assemble, collect

HSK 6

截 jié to cut off; to sever (something long and slender) 携 xié to carry with one; to bring along 椎 zhuī vertebra, short bone forming the spine in humans and higher animals 焦 jiāo scorched, charred (dried out by heat, turning yellowish-black, hard and brittle) 雄 xióng male (of organisms that produce sperm, opposite of 雌)

HSK 7

帷 wéi curtain; tent curtain surrounding an area 稚 zhì (dial.) late-planted crops 雀 què sparrow; small bird with long wings, varies in plumage between sexes, feeds on grains and insects; refers broadly to small birds 雅 yǎ court music of the Zhou dynasty; the Ya odes in the Book of Songs (divided into Greater Ya and Lesser Ya) 雇 gù to hire someone to work for you

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雌 cí female (of animals or plants, capable of producing egg cells; opposite of 雄) 雕 diāo to carve or engrave on bamboo, wood, jade, metal, etc. 霍 huò (lit.) suddenly; swiftly 鹤 hè crane (large wading bird with long neck and legs, white or grey plumage)

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