Word on the street

次新人

Newly university graduates, who lose their jobs shortly after graduation, have difficulty finding a new one.

(cì xīn réén)


A: How are you lately?

最近怎么样啊？

(zuìjìn zěnme yàng a?)


B: Not good, I lost my job.

不怎么样,我失业了。

(bù zěnme yàng, wǒ shīyè le.)


A: What happened? Can you find another one?

为啥？再找一个不就得了？

(wèishá? zài zhǎo yígè bújiù déle.)


B: My company went bankrupted. I just graduated, and barely have any working experience. It's difficult for me to find a job.

公司破产了。我是次新人,没什么经验,很难找啊。

(gōngsī pòchǎn le. wǒ shì cì xīnrén, méi shénme jīngyàn, hěn nánzhǎo a.)