下岗

下崗

xiàgǎng

verb HSK 7 #21,525

Meanings

1 to be laid off
2 to lose one's job
3 to go off duty

Characters

to go down; off

To go off one's post.

Examples

九十年代很多工人下岗了。

Jiǔshí niándài hěn duō gōngrén xiàgǎng le.

In the 1990s, many workers were laid off.

下岗工人需要重新培训。

Xiàgǎng gōngrén xūyào chóngxīn péixùn.

Laid-off workers need retraining.

他下岗后自己创业了。

Tā xiàgǎng hòu zìjǐ chuàngyè le.

After being laid off, he started his own business.

Tips

history

下岗 became a major social issue in the 1990s when China restructured state-owned enterprises (国企改革). Millions of workers were laid off. The term 下岗工人 (laid-off worker) is deeply associated with this era.

Stroke Order

下 xià

岗 gǎng