失业 shīyè▶ การว่างงาน

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มือสมัครเล่น
• 业务ธุรกิจ
• 企业วิสาหกิจ
• 农业เกษตรกรรม
• 商业ธุรกิจ
• 失去แพ้, เสีย, ทำหาย

失业 is pronounced shīyè and means “การว่างงาน”. 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.