雇 gù
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 隹 — short-tailed bird
- Made of
- 户 door 隹 short-tailed bird
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
雇
gù
to hire; to employ
Character
Example phrases
- 公司临时雇了几名口译员，以应对突然增加的海外客户。 Gōngsī línshí gù le jǐ míng kǒuyìyuán, yǐ yìngduì tūrán zēngjiā de hǎiwài kèhù. The company temporarily hired several interpreters to deal with the sudden increase in overseas clients.
- 老板雇了一位厨师给员工做午饭。 Lǎobǎn gù le yí wèi chúshī gěi yuángōng zuò wǔfàn. The boss hired a chef to make lunch for the staff.
- 我们雇了一辆车，带客人去山里玩。 Wǒmen gù le yí liàng chē, dài kèrén qù shān lǐ wán. We hired a car to take the guests to the mountains for a day out.
Related words
- 雇佣 gùyōng to employ; to hire
- 雇员 gùyuán employee
- 雇主 gùzhǔ employer
- 解雇 jiěgù to dismiss; to fire
- 裁员 cáiyuán to lay off staff; to cut personnel
- 辞退 cítuì to dismiss; to fire
- 辞呈 cíchéng resignation letter
- 工会 gōnghuì trade union; labour union
- 辞 cí to resign; to dismiss; to decline; to take leave
- 罢工 bàgōng to strike; strike
- 出任 chūrèn to take up a post; to serve as
- 怠工 dàigōng to go slow at work; to deliberately reduce work output