weak and ineffective personnel; inefficient staff
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
weak and ineffective personnel; those who are old, weak, sick, or disabled
neutralUsed metaphorically to describe a group of people who are not effective or strong due to age, poor health, or other disadvantages. Often implies a lack of vitality or combat effectiveness.
Gōng公
sī司
chóng重
zǔ组
hòu后
，
zhǐ只
shèng剩
xià下
yī一
xiē些
lǎo老
ruò弱
cán残
bīng兵
，
xiàng项
mù目
jìn进
dù度
hěn很
màn慢
。
After the company reorganization, only some weak and ineffective staff remained, so the project progress was very slow.
Zhè这
zhī支
duì队
wu伍
lǐ里
dōu都
shì是
lǎo老
ruò弱
cán残
bīng兵
，
hěn很
nán难
dǎ打
yíng赢
bǐ比
sài赛
。
This team is full of weak and ineffective personnel, so it's difficult to win the match.
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Bié别
bǎ把
wǒ我
men们
bù部
mén门
dàng当
chéng成
lǎo老
ruò弱
cán残
bīng兵
de的
shōu收
róng容
suǒ所
。
Don't treat our department as a shelter for weak and ineffective staff.
Miàn面
duì对
qiáng强
dà大
de的
duì对
shǒu手
，
wǒ我
men们
zhè这
xiē些
lǎo老
ruò弱
cán残
bīng兵
gēn根
běn本
méi没
yǒu有
shèng胜
suàn算
。
Facing a strong opponent, we, as the weak and ineffective personnel, have no chance of winning at all.