What does 半失业 mean in Chinese?

半失业 (bàn shī yè) means "semi-employed; partly employed; underemployed" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 半失业?

半失业 is pronounced "bàn shī yè" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 3 syllables.

半失业 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

半失业 is made up of the characters 半, 失, 业. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 半失业 using our stroke order tool.

半失业

bàn shī yè

semi-employed; partly employed; underemployed

Traditional: 半失業

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半失业 is not on the HSK 2.0 lists or the new exam syllabus.

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