waiting for employment; job-seeking
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to wait for employment; to be job-seeking
neutralA term referring to the state of not having a job and actively seeking or waiting for one. It often applies to young graduates or people between jobs.
Tā他
dà大
xué学
bì毕
yè业
hòu后
zài在
jiā家
dài待
yè业
le了
bàn半
nián年
。
After graduating from university, he stayed at home job-seeking for half a year.
Zhèng政
fǔ府
wèi为
dài待
yè业
qīng青
nián年
tí提
gōng供
le了
zhí职
yè业
péi培
xùn训
。
The government provides vocational training for young people waiting for employment.
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Tā她
shì是
dài待
yè业
rén人
yuán员
，
zhèng正
zài在
jī积
jí极
zhǎo找
gōng工
zuò作
。
She is a job-seeker and is actively looking for work.
Dài待
yè业
qī期
jiān间
，
tā他
yě也
xué学
xí习
le了
yī一
xiē些
xīn新
jì技
néng能
。
During the period of unemployment, he also learned some new skills.