xià gǎng

Traditional: 下崗

HSK 7–9

下岗 (xià gǎng) is a Chinese word meaning “(of a guard, sentry etc) to come off duty; (of a worker) be to laid off”.

Meanings

  1. 1(of a guard, sentry etc) to come off duty
  2. 2(of a worker) be to laid off

Characters in 下岗

下xià · down岗gǎng · (bound form) hillock; mound

Related words

下down一下(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try)下来to come down下去to go down留下to leave behind下面below下面to boil noodles放下to lay down; to put down剩下to remain; to be left over下午afternoon坐下to sit down停下to stop

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