失业者

失業者

shīyèzhě

noun #31,230

Meanings

1 unemployed person
2 the unemployed

Characters

occupation, work

(suffix) -er, one who...

Examples

政府推出新政策帮助失业者再就业。

Zhèngfǔ tuīchū xīn zhèngcè bāngzhù shīyèzhě zài jiùyè.

The government launched new policies to help the unemployed get back to work.

经济低迷时失业者人数大幅增加。

Jīngjì dīmí shí shīyèzhě rénshù dàfú zēngjiā.

The number of unemployed rises sharply during economic downturns.

Tips

grammar

Standard noun-formation pattern: verb/state + 者 zhě = 'one who...'. 失业 'lose one's job' + 者 = 'one who has lost their job'. Compare 受害者 shòuhàizhě 'victim', 消费者 xiāofèizhě 'consumer', 求职者 qiúzhízhě 'job seeker'. 者 here is more formal than 的人.

Stroke Order

失 shī

业 yè

者 zhě