待业

待業

dàiyè

verb #38,950

Meanings

1 to await employment
2 to be unemployed and job-hunting

Characters

work; occupation

Examples

毕业后他在家待业了半年。

Bìyè hòu tā zài jiā dàiyè le bànnián.

After graduation, he was at home waiting for work for half a year.

表格上填的是待业青年。

Biǎogé shàng tián de shì dàiyè qīngnián.

What he wrote on the form was 'unemployed youth'.

Tips

register

待业 has an official, slightly softer feel than 失业 (losing a job). Historically used on household registration and planning forms, especially for young people between graduation and first employment: 待业青年 ('youth awaiting work').

Stroke Order

待 dài

业 yè