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thất nghiệp

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thất nghiệp means unemployed; out of work.

Chinese characters: 失業

Meanings of thất nghiệp in English

Adjective

  1. unemployed; out of work

Noun

  1. unemployment

Verb

  1. to lose one's job; to become unemployed

Example sentences with thất nghiệp

  • Anh ấy đã trở nên thất nghiệp. He lost his job.
  • Họ nói với tôi họ thất nghiệp. They told me that they're unemployed.
  • Anh ấy đã thất nghiệp. He lost his job.
  • Tom vẫn thất nghiệp à? Is Tom still unemployed?
  • Họ nói với tôi là họ bị thất nghiệp. They told me that they're unemployed.
  • Họ nói với tôi là họ đang thất nghiệp. They told me that they're unemployed.
  • Dù ai nói gì thì tỉ lệ thất nghiệp vẫn tăng. Whatever people may say, unemployment is on the rise.
  • Chỉ có những người thất nghiệp mới hẹn hò vào thứ tư. Only unemployed people date on Wednesdays.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 失業.

Frequently asked questions

What does thất nghiệp mean in English?

thất nghiệp (adjective) means "unemployed; out of work".

How do you pronounce thất nghiệp?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰət̚˧˦ ŋiəp̚˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [tʰək̚˦˥ ŋip̚˨˩˨]. Tones: thất — rising tone (sắc), nghiệp — heavy tone (nặng).

Is thất nghiệp a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. thất nghiệp is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 失業.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.