雇

To employ in Chinese: 雇 (gù)

gù

to employ

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to employ
  2. 2to hire
  3. 3to rent

Stroke order

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雇

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄍㄨˋ

gù

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 这家饭店雇了几个新人。

    zhè jiā fàn diàn gù le jǐ gè xīn rén。

    This restaurant hired a few new people.

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Related words

雇佣

gù yōng

to employ

雇员

gù yuán

employee

雇主

gù zhǔ

employer

解雇

jiě gù

to fire

瓜分

guā fēn

to partition

瓜子

guā zǐ

melon seed

刮风

guā fēng

to be windy

寡妇

guǎ fu

widow

挂钩

guà gōu

to couple

挂念

guà niàn

concerned

挂失

guà shī

to report the loss of something

乖巧

guāi qiǎo

clever (child)

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