雇佣 meaning in English

gùyōng

to employ; to hire

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 雇傭19 strokes

Meaning of 雇佣

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

gùyōng
  1. to employ; to hire
gùyōng
  1. to employ; to hire

雇佣 in example sentences

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

她tā雇gù佣yōng我wǒ来lái帮bāng助zhù她tā。
She hired me to help her.
为wèi什shén么me我wǒ要yào雇gù佣yōngTom?
Why should I hire Tom?

Stroke order for each character

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雇 gù · to employ · 12 strokes

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佣 yōng · to hire · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 雇佣.

解雇jiěgùto fire; to sack
雇员gùyuánemployee
雇主gùzhǔemployer
雇用gùyòngto employ; to hire
女佣nǚyōng(female) maid
佣人yōngrénservant
佣金yòngjīncommission
雇佣兵gùyōngbīng(military) mercenary
受雇shòugùto be employed; to be hired
佣兵yōngbīng(military) mercenary; (sports) player hired from another country

Questions about 雇佣

What does 雇佣 mean?

雇佣 (gùyōng) means "to employ; to hire" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 雇佣?

雇佣 is made of 2 characters: 雇 (12 strokes), 佣 (7 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.

Is 雇佣 an HSK word?

Yes. 雇佣 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 雇佣 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 雇佣 is written 雇傭.