下岗 meaning in English
(of a guard, sentry etc) to come off duty; (of a worker) be to laid off
Meaning of 下岗
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
xiàgǎng
- (of a guard, sentry etc) to come off duty
- (of a worker) be to laid off
Stroke order for each character
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下 xià · down · 3 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
岗 gǎng · post · 7 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
Related words
Words that share a character with 下岗.
| 坐下 | zuò xia | to sit down |
| 下次 | xià cì | next time |
| 下午 | xiàwǔ | afternoon; p.m. |
| 下车 | xià chē | to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc) |
| 楼下 | lóu xià | downstairs |
| 下班 | xiàbān | to finish work; to get off work; next service (train, bus etc) |
| 下雨 | xià yǔ | to rain |
| 下课 | xiàkè | to finish class; to get out of class |
| 下边 | xiàbian | under; the underside |
| 一下儿 | yīxiàr | erhua form of 一下[yi1 xia4] |
| 留下 | liúxia | to leave behind; to stay behind |
| 放下 | fàngxia | to lay down; to put down; to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside |
Questions about 下岗
What does 下岗 mean?
下岗 (xiàgǎng) means "(of a guard, sentry etc) to come off duty; (of a worker) be to laid off".
How do you write 下岗?
下岗 is made of 2 characters: 下 (3 strokes), 岗 (7 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.
Is 下岗 an HSK word?
Yes. 下岗 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 下岗 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 下岗 is written 下崗.