失业 shīyè▶ Pengangguran

Stroke order

失业 is written in 10 strokes across 2 characters.

• 失 — 5 strokes
• 业 — 5 strokes

Senses

1. unemployment
2. to lose one's job

Related words

• 业余amatir
• 业务bisnis; usaha
• 企业perusahaan
• 农业Pertanian
• 商业bisnis; usaha
• 失去Kalah, kehilangan

失业 is pronounced shīyè and means “Pengangguran”. HSK 5 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 失业 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.