to be laid off; to go off duty
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 8 examplesverb
to go off duty; to leave one's post (sentry, guard, etc.)
Used for security guards, police, or military personnel finishing their shift of duty.
Yè夜
shēn深
le了
，
jiāo交
jǐng警
réng仍
wèi未
xià下
gǎng岗
。
It's late at night, but the traffic police still haven't gone off duty.
Wèi卫
bīng兵
xià下
wǔ午
liù六
diǎn点
xià下
gǎng岗
。
The guard goes off duty at 6 p.m.
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Tā他
men们
yán严
gé格
zhí执
xíng行
xià下
gǎng岗
jiāo交
jiē接
zhì制
dù度
。
They strictly enforce the handover system when going off duty.
verb
to be laid off; to be unemployed (due to bankruptcy, downsizing, etc.)
A common term for workers who lose their jobs due to economic restructuring, often carrying a sense of involuntary job loss.
Tā他
xià下
gǎng岗
hòu后
yī一
zhí直
zài在
zhǎo找
gōng工
zuò作
。
He has been looking for a job ever since he was laid off.
Zhè这
jiā家
gōng工
chǎng厂
dǎo倒
bì闭
，
dǎo导
zhì致
shù数
bǎi百
míng名
yuán员
gōng工
xià下
gǎng岗
。
The closure of this factory caused hundreds of employees to be laid off.
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Xià下
gǎng岗
zhí职
gōng工
kě可
yǐ以
cān参
jiā加
zài再
jiù就
yè业
péi培
xùn训
。
Laid-off workers can participate in reemployment training.
Jiǔ九
shí十
nián年
dài代
guó国
yǒu有
qǐ企
yè业
gǎi改
gé革
，
hěn很
duō多
rén人
jīng经
lì历
le了
xià下
gǎng岗
。
During the state-owned enterprise reforms in the 1990s, many people experienced layoffs.
Tā他
men们
gōng公
sī司
zhèng正
zài在
cái裁
yuán员
，
tā他
kě可
néng能
miàn面
lín临
xià下
gǎng岗
。
His company is downsizing, and he might face layoff.