rén
shì

idiom
formal

Meaning of 人浮于事

人浮于事 means to have more staff than work requires; to be overstaffed. Pronounced rén fú yú shì.

  • to have more staff than work requires; to be overstaffed

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
gòu
rén
shì
 
xiào
hěn
 

This organization is overstaffed and highly inefficient.

men
yīng
gāi
jīng
jiǎn
gòu
 
miǎn
rén
shì
de
xiàn
xiàng
 

We should streamline the organization to avoid the phenomenon of having too many staff.

Zhè
jiā
gōng
rén
shì
 
yǎng
le
hěn
duō
xián
rén
 

This company is overstaffed and keeps many idle employees.