outside the establishment; unofficial; temporary
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
outside the official establishment; not part of the regular staff or roster
formalA technical term for personnel systems, describing positions or people not included in the formal, approved staffing plan. Often implies a temporary, contracted, or auxiliary status.
Nà那
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
gù雇
yōng佣
le了
xǔ许
duō多
biān编
wài外
rén人
yuán员
yǐ以
jié节
shěng省
chéng成
běn本
。
That company employs many temporary staff to save costs.
Tā他
shì是
yī一
míng名
biān编
wài外
yán研
jiū究
yuán员
，
méi没
yǒu有
zhèng正
shì式
de的
zhí职
wèi位
。
He is a researcher outside the establishment and has no formal position.
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Zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
zhǔ主
yào要
yóu由
biān编
wài外
tuán团
duì队
fù负
zé责
。
This project is mainly handled by a non-staff team.