雇

• Pinyin: gù
• Desglose de hanzi: 雇 = 户 (household, door) + 隹 (bird) — originally depicting sheltering or employing; extended to hiring labor for pay

Significado

contratar; emplear (a alguien) a cambio de remuneración

A versatile verb covering hiring from labor contractors to domestic workers to professionals. Used in both formal and informal contexts. Common compounds: 雇主 (employer), 雇员 (employee), 雇佣 (to employ). Note: for regular corporate employment, 聘用 or 录用 is more common; 雇 often implies more transactional or informal labor arrangements.

Ejemplos

1. 施工队雇了一批临时工来完成这个紧迫的建设项目。
2. 她家里雇了一位保姆，专门照料年迈的公婆。
3. 公司计划在年底前再雇十名工程师，以应对业务扩张的需求。

Guía de uso

Contexto: employment, labor, business, domestic services, construction

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 工厂每逢旺季便大量雇用临时工，淡季结束后再逐步缩减人员规模。(The factory hires large numbers of temporary workers during peak season and gradually reduces headcount after the slow season ends.)
• 律师事务所决定雇一名专职翻译，以处理日益增多的涉外法律事务。(The law firm decided to hire a full-time translator to handle the growing volume of international legal matters.)

Incorrecto

• 将'雇'直接用于正式招聘高级管理人员的场合 — for recruiting senior executives or professionals use 聘请 or 聘用; 雇 is better suited to hiring labor or service workers

Origen e historia

雇 originally depicted providing shelter and work for someone (户 = household + 隹 = bird). Extended to the sense of engaging someone in labor for pay.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal