海待 hǎi dài

overseas returnee still job-hunting

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. student who has returned from overseas but is yet to find a job (pun on 海带hǎi dài)
  2. 2. cf. 海归hǎi guī

Characters

Character Meaning
海 hǎi HSK 4
ocean; sea; great number of people or things
待 dài HSK 5
to wait; to treat; to deal with