await a position; wait for employment
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to await a job position; to wait to be employed
formalA term from personnel management and social policy, specifically referring to laid-off workers who are waiting to be assigned a new job position, often during enterprise restructuring in China. Implies a temporary, transitional status.
Gōng公
sī司
chóng重
zǔ组
hòu后
，
bù部
fèn分
yuán员
gōng工
chǔ处
yú于
dài待
gǎng岗
zhuàng状
tài态
。
After the company's restructuring, some employees are in a state of awaiting job assignments.
Dài待
gǎng岗
qī期
jiān间
，
tā他
men们
lǐng领
qǔ取
jī基
běn本
shēng生
huó活
fèi费
。
While waiting for employment, they receive a basic living allowance.
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Zhèng政
fǔ府
wèi为
dài待
gǎng岗
rén人
yuán员
tí提
gōng供
le了
jì技
néng能
péi培
xùn训
。
The government provides skills training for those awaiting job placement.