| 半 |
bàn shī yè | semi-employed / partly employed / underemployed |
| 半 |
bàn | half / semi- / incomplete / (after a number) and a half |
| 失 |
shī | to lose / to miss / to fail |
| 失 |
shī yè | unemployment / to lose one's job |
| 业 |
Yè | surname Ye |
| 业 |
yè | line of business / industry / occupation / job / employment / school studies / enterprise / property / (Buddhism) karma / deed / to engage in / already |