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Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.hire labour; employ
今天新来了三百个雇工。
Three hundred new hires came today.
雇工们要求涨工资。
The employees demanded higher wages.
每年秋天，他们家都会雇工。
Every fall, the family hired workers.
- 2
n.employee
做雇工
be employee
雇工住所
employee house
老板很关爱雇工。
The boss is very caring about the employees.
synonym
- 3
n.tenant; farmhand
这个老人曾经是地主家的雇工。
This old man used to be a tenant of the landlord's house.
Word usage
- Separable word"雇" and "工" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
你在哪里雇的工？
Where did you hire hands?
你们明年打算雇多少工？
How many workers are you going to hire next year?
这家商店雇了多少工?
How many workers does the store employ?