xià​gǎng HSK7

laid off

下岗 (下崗) xià​gǎng
laid off verb
to be laid off from a job, especially during economic restructuring

The factory's downsizing resulted in many veteran workers being laid off.

off duty verb
to finish a guard or sentry shift; to come off duty

The relief guard has arrived, so he can finally go off duty.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
0.950 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
18.7 per million

Details

HSK 3.0
Level 7

Sources

Definitions
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