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
1  000
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%