停薪留职

停薪留職

tíngxīn liúzhí

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

HSK 7-9

他申请停薪留职去读研究生。

Tā shēnqǐng tíngxīn liúzhí qù dú yánjiūshēng.

He applied for unpaid leave to do graduate study.

HSK 7-9

公司同意她停薪留职两年。

Gōngsī tóngyì tā tíngxīn liúzhí liǎng nián.

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

HSK 7-9

停薪留职期间不能享受工资和奖金。

Tíngxīn liúzhí qījiān bùnéng 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