understaffed; personnel shortage
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to be understaffed; to have a personnel shortage
formalPrimarily used in administrative, military, or organizational contexts to describe vacancies below the authorized staffing level.
Nián年
lǎo老
jiào教
shī师
tuì退
xiū休
，
zào造
chéng成
zhè这
suǒ所
xué学
xiào校
jiào教
shī师
quē缺
yuán员
。
The retirement of older teachers has caused this school to be understaffed.
Yóu由
yú于
dài待
yù遇
bù不
gāo高
，
hěn很
duō多
gǎng岗
wèi位
dōu都
quē缺
yuán员
yán严
zhòng重
。
Due to low compensation, many positions are severely understaffed.
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Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
cháng长
qī期
quē缺
yuán员
，
dǎo导
zhì致
yè业
wù务
nán难
yǐ以
kāi开
zhǎn展
。
This company has been chronically understaffed for a long time, making it difficult to conduct business.
Biān编
zhì制
wèi未
mǎn满
，
mù目
qián前
réng仍
quē缺
yuán员
sān三
míng名
。
The establishment is not yet full; currently there are still three vacancies.