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失业 Pronunciation and Pinyin

失业 Usage and Examples

unemployment

unemployed

jobless

失业人数再次猛增。

Unemployment has rocketed up again.

当时有大批人失业。

It was a time of mass unemployment.

The characters in 失业

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
失
shī5lose, miss, or fail
业
yè5industry, occupation, karma

More words starting with 失

  • shī失bú不zài再lái来Lost opportunities never return, Once lost, never regained
  • shī失yè业le了Unemployed, Lost my job
  • shī失yè业hòu后After losing my job, After unemployment
  • shī失yè业lǜ率unemployment rate
  • shī失yè业de的unemployed, jobless
  • shī失zhǔ主owner, rightful owner
  • shī失zhī之dōng东yú隅shōu收zhī之sāng桑yú榆What you lose on the swings, you gain on the roundabouts., Lose at dawn, gain at dusk.
  • shī失zhī之qiān千lǐ里chà差ruò若háo毫lí厘A hair's breadth deviation leads to a thousand li error., An inch of difference, a thousand miles of error.
  • shī失zhī之háo毫lí厘chà差zhī之qiān千lǐ里A miss is as good as a mile., A small error can lead to a large deviation.
  • shī失zhī之háo毫lí厘chà差yǐ以qiān千lǐ里A miss is as good as a mile., A little error may lead to a great deviation.
  • shī失zhī之háo毫lí厘miù谬yǐ以qiān千lǐ里A miss is as good as a mile., A tiny error can lead to a huge mistake.
  • shī失le了tǐ体miàn面lose face, lose dignity

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Questions about 失业

What does 失业 mean in Chinese?

失业 (shī yè) means “unemployment, unemployed, jobless”.

How do you pronounce 失业?

失业 is pronounced shī yè in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “unemployment” in Chinese?

“unemployment” is 失业 (shī yè) in Chinese.

How is 失业 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 失业, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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