HSK 6
Correct
裁员
/ cáiyuán /
Strokes
Definition
to cut staff/to lay off employees
Example
As a Verb
cut/shed/downsize the staff; axe/cut/shed jobs; cut/reduce/rightsize/downsize the workforce; lay off staff; make staff redundant
1
Gāi
该
gōngsī
公司
qùnián
去年
cáiyuán
裁员
wǔshí
五十
rén
人
。
The company dismissed 50 people from its staff last year.
2
Cáiyuán
裁员
jìn
近
shù
数
bǎi
百
rén
人
。
Cutbacks in staff are reaching into the hundreds.
3
Cáiyuán
裁员
1000
1,000
rén
人
make1,000staff redundant
4
Cáiyuán
裁员
jiǎnxīn
减薪
reduce staff and salary
5
Dàpī
大批
cáiyuán
裁员
make massive staff cuts
6
Cáiyuán
裁员
bǎi
百
fēnzhī
分之
shí
十
cut/reduce/downsize the workforce by 10%