受雇 meaning in English

shòugù

to be employed; to be hired

Traditional 受僱20 strokes

Meaning of 受雇

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shòugù
  1. to be employed
  2. to be hired
  3. hired
  4. paid

受雇 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

私sī家jiā侦zhēn探tàn们men受shòu雇gù调diào查chá这zhè桩zhuāng奇qí怪guài的de案àn件jiàn。
Private detectives were hired to look into the strange case.

Stroke order for each character

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受 shòu · to receive · 8 strokes

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雇 gù · to employ · 12 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 受雇.

接受jiēshòuto accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc); to acquiesce
受到shòudàoto receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punishe
难受nánshòuto feel unwell; to suffer pain
受伤shòushāngto sustain injuries; wounded (in an accident etc)
感受gǎnshòuto sense; perception
受不了shòubuliǎounbearable; unable to endure
承受chéngshòuto bear; to support
享受xiǎngshòuto enjoy; to live it up
忍受rěnshòuto bear; to endure
受灾shòuzāidisaster-stricken; to be hit by a natural calamity
遭受zāoshòuto suffer; to sustain (loss, misfortune)
解雇jiěgùto fire; to sack

Questions about 受雇

What does 受雇 mean?

受雇 (shòugù) means "to be employed; to be hired".

How do you write 受雇?

受雇 is made of 2 characters: 受 (8 strokes), 雇 (12 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.

How is 受雇 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 受雇 is written 受僱.