裁员

裁員

cáiyuán

verb #13,093

Meanings

1 to cut staff
2 to lay off employees
3 downsizing

Characters

to cut; to reduce

member; personnel

Examples

公司决定裁员三百人。

Gōngsī juédìng cáiyuán sānbǎi rén.

The company decided to lay off three hundred people.

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usage

裁员 is the standard formal term used in business and news. Related: 被裁 (to be laid off), 大规模裁员 (mass layoffs).

Stroke Order

裁 cái

员 yuán