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雇

gù · gu

Traditional 僱

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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gù 雇

  1. to employ
  2. to hire
  3. to rent

gù 僱

  1. variant of 雇 (gù)
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Hire someone to queue

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)雇(gù)一个(yīgè)人(rén)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)排队(páiduì)买(mǎi)烤鸭(kǎoyā)。

    I want to hire someone to queue up and buy roast duck for me.

  2. Liangliang

    雇(gù)人(rén)要(yào)多少(duōshao)钱(qián)？

    How much does it cost to hire someone?

  3. Dengdeng

    一个(yīgè)人(rén)一(yī)小时(xiǎoshí)五十(wǔshí)块(kuài)。

    Fifty yuan an hour for one person.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)可以(kěyǐ)帮(bāng)你(nǐ)排(pái)，不用(bùyòng)雇(gù)人(rén)。

    I can queue for you. You don't need to hire anyone.

  5. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)？那(nà)你(nǐ)一(yī)小时(xiǎoshí)要(yào)多少(duōshao)钱(qián)？

    Really? Then how much do you want an hour?

  6. Liangliang

    一只(yīzhī)烤鸭(kǎoyā)就(jiù)行(xíng)。

    One roast duck is fine.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)雇(gù)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)私(sī)人(rén)侦(zhēn)探(tàn)看(kān)守(shǒu)她(tā)的(de)丈(zhàng)夫(fu)。

She employed a private detective to keep a watch on her husband.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)知(zhī)道(dào)你(nǐ)雇(gù)了(le)汤(Tāng)姆(mǔ)。

I know you hired Tom.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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