停薪留职

停薪留職

tíngxīnliúzhí

phrase #49,121

Meanings

1 leave of absence without pay
2 to take unpaid leave while keeping one's position

Characters

to keep; to stay

Examples

他申请停薪留职去读研究生。

Tā shēnqǐng tíngxīnliúzhí qù dú yánjiūshēng.

He applied for unpaid leave to do graduate study.

公司同意她停薪留职两年。

Gōngsī tóngyì tā tíngxīnliúzhí liǎng nián.

The company agreed to give her two years of unpaid leave.

停薪留职期间不能享受工资和奖金。

Tíngxīnliúzhí qījiān bù néng xiǎngshòu gōngzī hé jiǎngjīn.

During unpaid leave one is not entitled to salary or bonuses.

Tips

history

停薪留职 was a 1980s-90s reform-era arrangement letting state-enterprise workers leave to start businesses while keeping their work file (档案) and seniority — many of China's first-generation entrepreneurs went this route.

Stroke Order

停 tíng

薪 xīn

留 liú

职 zhí