Mất việc

/mət viək/

to be unemployed

Anh đã mất việc từ tháng trước.

I have been unemployed since last month.

formalinformal

The state of being without a job or employment.

Sau khi công ty đóng cửa, nhiều người mất việc.

After the company closed, many people lost their jobs.

This phrase is commonly used in both formal and informal contexts to describe unemployment.

Collocations

to be fired

to look for a job

In formal contexts, such as job interviews or official documents, 'mất việc' is appropriate to describe unemployment.

While 'mất việc' is neutral, avoid using it in a way that suggests personal failure, as unemployment is often beyond an individual's control.

Derived from the Vietnamese words 'mất' (to lose) and 'việc' (job/work).

This phrase is neutral and can be used in both professional and casual conversations.

mất

to lose

root

việc

job/work

root

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