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HSK
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unemployment

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

shi1ye4 shīyè

Meaning


Primary

unemployment

Alternatives

lose one's job

Mnemonic


失业 Unemployment is when you 失 lose paid word within your 业 profession.

Usage


失业 率

unemployment rate

失业 保险

unemployment insurance

失业 表示 他 很 闲 了。

Being unemployed indicates he is very idle.

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