overstaffed; more staff than needed
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to have more staff than work requires; to be overstaffed
formalA formal idiom describing an organizational situation where there are too many employees for the amount of available work, leading to inefficiency.
Zhè这
gè个
jī机
gòu构
rén人
fú浮
yú于
shì事
，
xiào效
lǜ率
hěn很
dī低
。
This organization is overstaffed and highly inefficient.
Wǒ我
men们
yīng应
gāi该
jīng精
jiǎn简
jī机
gòu构
，
bì避
miǎn免
rén人
fú浮
yú于
shì事
de的
xiàn现
xiàng象
。
We should streamline the organization to avoid the phenomenon of having too many staff.
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Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
rén人
fú浮
yú于
shì事
，
yǎng养
le了
hěn很
duō多
xián闲
rén人
。
This company is overstaffed and keeps many idle employees.