# 下岗 (xiàgǎng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 下岗 (xiàgǎng) means “to be laid off; to go off duty”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to be laid off; to go off duty
- Pinyin: xiàgǎng (xia4 gang3)
- Traditional: 下崗
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他下岗后自己开了一家小店。
  Tā xiàgǎng hòu zìjǐ kāi le yì jiā xiǎo diàn.
  After being laid off, he started a small shop on his own.

## Characters

- [下](https://hanziro.com/word/xia-down/) (xià): down; below
- 岗 (gǎng): hillock; mound; sentry post; policeman's beat

https://hanziro.com/word/xia-gang-be-laid-off/

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