reduce the number of staff (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
裁員
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
公司计划裁员以降低成本。 gōng sī jì huà cái yuán yǐ jiàng dī chéng běn. - The company plans to lay off employees to reduce costs.
这家公司正在进行裁员。 zhè jiā gōng sī zhèng zài jìn xíng cái yuán. - This company is currently downsizing.
裁员不仅影响员工，也影响公司。 cái yuán bù jǐn yǐng xiǎng yuán gōng, yě yǐng xiǎng gōng sī. - Layoffs affect not only employees but also the company.
裁员决定引起了广泛讨论。 cái yuán jué dìng yǐn qǐ le guǎng fàn tǎo lùn. - The layoff decision sparked widespread discussion.
裁员通常是因为经济困难。 cái yuán tōng cháng shì yīn wèi jīng jì kùn nán. - Layoffs are usually due to economic difficulties.
Characters
员 yún - member (of an organization); person engaged in some field of activity; measure word for a brave soldier |
裁 cái - to cut (paper, cloth) into parts; to reduce; to determine, judge; to select and plan |