reduction of personnel; to reduce staff
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to suffer a reduction in personnel (due to casualties, illness, death)
formalOften used in military or organizational contexts to describe non-voluntary reduction due to attrition.
Jīng经
guò过
lián连
xù续
zuò作
zhàn战
，
bù部
duì队
yán严
zhòng重
jiǎn减
yuán员
。
After continuous combat, the troops suffered serious personnel losses.
Yì疫
qíng情
dǎo导
zhì致
gōng工
chǎng厂
yīn因
gé隔
lí离
ér而
jiǎn减
yuán员
。
The epidemic caused the factory to lose personnel due to quarantine.
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Zhè这
ge个
bù部
mén门
jīn今
nián年
yīn因
tuì退
xiū休
zì自
rán然
jiǎn减
yuán员
wǔ五
rén人
。
This department naturally lost five staff members this year due to retirement.
verb
to reduce staff; to lay off employees
formalRefers to the deliberate action of reducing the number of employees, often for economic reasons.
Gōng公
sī司
wéi为
jié节
shěng省
chéng成
běn本
jué决
dìng定
jiǎn减
yuán员
。
The company decided to reduce staff to save costs.
Jiǎn减
yuán员
zēng增
xiào效
shì是
qǐ企
yè业
de的
cháng常
jiàn见
cuò措
shī施
。
Downsizing to increase efficiency is a common measure for enterprises.
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Zhè这
cì次
chóng重
zǔ组
jì计
huà划
yù预
jì计
jiāng将
jiǎn减
yuán员
bǎi百
fēn分
zhī之
èr二
shí十
。
This restructuring plan is expected to reduce staff by twenty percent.