Word: 失业 (shīyè) Traditional: 失業 失业 dictionary entry shīyè unemployment; to lose one's job Full dictionary entry for 失业 Example sentences using 失业 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 数千人失业。 Shù qiān rén shīyè. Thousands of people lost their jobs. 讨论的重点是失业问题。 Tǎolùn de zhòngdiǎn shì shīyè wèntí. In the discussion the accent was on unemployment.