失业

shīyè

HSK 5

失业 — shīyè

1. unemployment; the state of being without a job

   经济衰退导致失业率上升。 jīngjìshuāituì dǎozhì shīyèlǜ shàngshēng — The economic downturn caused the unemployment rate to rise.

2. to lose one's job; to become unemployed

   他去年在工厂倒闭时失业了。 tā qùnián zài gōngchǎngdǎobì shí shīyè le — He lost his job when the factory closed last year.