雇用

僱用

gùyòng

verb #4,759

Meanings

1 to employ
2 to hire

Characters

to hire; to employ

Examples

HSK 3

公司决定雇用更多的员工。

Gōngsī juédìng gùyòng gèngduō de yuángōng.

The company decided to hire more employees.

HSK 3

他被一家大公司雇用了。

Tā bèi yī jiā dà gōngsī gùyòng le.

He was hired by a large company.

Tips

usage

雇用 is the formal term for hiring/employing someone. 雇佣 is a variant with the same meaning. For casual contexts, 请 or 招 are more common (e.g., 招人 to recruit people).

Stroke Order

雇 gù

用 yòng