work on probation; trial employment
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to work on a trial basis before formal employment (for workers or hired laborers)
Specifically refers to the trial period for manual laborers or domestic workers before they are formally hired. Distinct from 试用 which is more general.
Xīn新
lái来
de的
yōng佣
gōng工
yào要
xiān先
shì试
gōng工
sān三
tiān天
，
mǎn满
yì意
le了
cái才
néng能
zhèng正
shì式
lù录
yòng用
。
The new maid must first work a three-day trial period; only if satisfied will she be formally hired.
Zhè这
jiā家
gōng工
chǎng厂
guī规
dìng定
shì试
gōng工
qī期
jiān间
měi每
tiān天
gōng工
zī资
wǔ五
shí十
yuán元
。
This factory stipulates a daily wage of fifty yuan during the trial work period.
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Wǒ我
qù去
nà那
jiā家
cān餐
guǎn馆
shì试
gōng工
le了
yī一
tiān天
，
jué觉
de得
tài太
lèi累
jiù就
méi没
qù去
。
I worked a trial day at that restaurant but didn't go back because it was too exhausting.