雇
佣

To employ in Chinese: 雇佣 (gù yōng)

gù yōng

to employ

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 雇傭2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to employ
  2. 2to hire

Stroke order

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雇
佣

Zhuyin

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ㄍㄨˋ

gù

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄩㄥ

yōng

ㄩ/ üㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

雇佣

Simplified

雇傭

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 她雇佣我来帮助她。

    tā gù yōng wǒ lái bāng zhù tā。

    She hired me to help her.

  • 为什么我要雇佣Tom？

    wèi shén me wǒ yào gù yōng Tom？

    Why should I hire Tom?

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Related words

雇

gù

to employ

雇员

gù yuán

employee

雇主

gù zhǔ

employer

解雇

jiě gù

to fire

挂号

guà hào

to register (at a hospital etc)

乖

guāi

(of a child) obedient, well-behaved

拐弯

guǎi wān

to go round a curve

怪不得

guài bu de

no wonder!

管子

guǎn zi

tube

罐头

guàn tou

tin

光滑

guāng huá

glossy

规矩

guī ju

lit. compass and set square

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