day 148hired and fired

hired and fired

Talk about hiring, appointing, resigning and being laid off, and say “even if …, still …” with 纵然……，也…….

today’s words

• 雇 gù · to hire, employ
• 雇佣 gùyōng · to employ, hire
• 雇员 gùyuán · employee
• 雇主 gùzhǔ · employer
• 聘 pìn · to engage, appoint (a professional)
• 聘任 pìnrèn · to appoint (to a post)
• 聘用 pìnyòng · to hire, take on (staff)
• 招募 zhāomù · to recruit
• 人选 rénxuǎn · candidate (for a post)
• 人手 rénshǒu · manpower, staff (hands)
• 物色 wùsè · to look for, seek out (a person)
• 引荐 yǐnjiàn · to recommend, introduce (a person)
• 任命 rènmìng · to appoint
• 任职 rènzhí · to hold a post
• 就任 jiùrèn · to take office
• 就职 jiùzhí · to take up a post, be sworn in
• 上任 shàngrèn · to take up a post; the predecessor
• 上岗 shànggǎng · to start work (at a post)
• 出任 chūrèn · to take on (a post)
• 在职 zàizhí · to be in work, on the payroll
• 现任 xiànrèn · current, incumbent; to hold (a post) now
• 前任 qiánrèn · predecessor
• 卸任 xièrèn · to leave office, step down
• 免职 miǎnzhí · to remove from office
• 辞 cí · to resign, quit; to leave
• 辞呈 cíchéng · (letter of) resignation
• 辞退 cítuì · to dismiss, let go
• 解雇 jiěgù · to dismiss, fire
• 开除 kāichú · to expel, fire
• 裁员 cáiyuán · to cut staff, lay off
• 跳槽 tiàocáo · to change jobs, job-hop
• 饭碗 fànwǎn · job, livelihood (rice bowl)
• 谋生 móushēng · to make a living
• 务工 wùgōng · to work as a labourer (away from home)
• 劳务 láowù · labour services

sentences

• 纵然公司有困难，也不能这么突然裁员。 · Even if the company is in trouble, it can’t cut jobs this suddenly.
• 最近生意越来越兴旺，订单太多，人手不够。 · Business keeps booming: we have too many orders right now and we’re short-handed.
• 他在公司任职八年，就这样丢了饭碗，心里着实难受。 · He worked at the company for eight years, and just like that he lost his job: he’s really upset about it.
• 经理一直在物色合适的人选，已经锁定了两个人。 · The manager has been on the lookout for the right candidate and already has two people in her sights.
• 纵然工资再高，我也不想随便跳槽。 · However high the pay, I don’t want to switch jobs on a whim.