Writing
失业 (shī yè) — how to say "unemployment" in Chinese
失业
Unemployment
verb
Character composition
失
to lose
业
job
Radicals / Keys
大
Big
#37 · dà · 3 strokes
一
One
#1 · yī · 1 stroke
Collocations
失业工人
shīyè gōngrén
unemployed worker
Examples
经济不好时，很多人可能会失业，需要找新的工作。
When the economy is bad, many people may lose their jobs and need to find new ones.
他失业了。
He lost his job.
Frequently asked questions
Unemployment meaning in Chinese
"unemployment" in Chinese is 失业 (shī yè).
失业 meaning
失业 (shī yè) means "Unemployment".
How is 失业 pronounced?
It is pronounced shī yè (written as shi ye, shiye). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "unemployment" in Chinese characters?
It is written 失业: 失 has 5 strokes, 业 has 5 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 失业?
失业 belongs to the HSK 5 vocabulary list.
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