xián
yuán

common
noun

Meaning of 闲员

闲员 means redundant staff; idle personnel; supernumerary. Pronounced xián yuán.

  • redundant staff; idle personnel; supernumerary

Definitions & Examples

Gōng
jué
dìng
cái
tài
xián
yuán
 
gāo
gōng
zuò
xiào
 

The company decided to cut redundant staff to improve work efficiency.

Zhè
mén
rén
shì
 
xián
yuán
tài
duō
 

This department is overstaffed with too many idle personnel.

Zhèng
gòu
gǎi
de
biāo
zhī
jiù
shì
jīng
jiǎn
xián
yuán
 

One of the goals of government institutional reform is to streamline redundant staff.

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