雇佣 gùyōng to employ
to employ; to hire
怎么记住“雇佣”: 雇 employment + 佣 to hire = to employ.
汉字
用法
- To hire / employ someone for pay - 雇佣工人 (gùyōng gōngrén) to hire workers; 雇佣关系 an employment relationship.
- Formal; note 雇佣兵 (mercenary soldier), literally 'hired troops'. Read gù yōng.
- Contrast 聘用 (pìnyòng, to engage/appoint, often white-collar) - 雇佣 stresses the paid labor-for-hire relationship.