下岗 xià gǎng — to come off duty; to be laid off

下岗
xià gǎng

Characters: 下 · 岗

Definitions

  1. to come off duty; to be laid off

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

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

zdic(汉典)

  1. come off sentry duty

ExtDict

  1. 离开执行守卫、警戒等任务的岗位：夜深了，交警仍未～
  2. 职工因企业破产、裁减人员等原因失去工作岗位：做好～职工再就业工作。

Examples

  • 工厂效益不好，不少工人被迫下岗。

    With the factory doing badly, many workers were laid off.

  • 下岗后，他摆起小摊自谋生路。

    After being laid off, he set up a small stall to make a living.

  • 政策为下岗职工提供再就业培训。

    The government offered laid-off workers retraining for new jobs.