manpower; staff; personnel
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
workforce; manpower; hands; personnel
neutralRefers to the people available or needed to do work. Often used in contexts discussing labor shortages, project staffing, or team resources.
Zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
rén人
shǒu手
bù不
zú足
，
xū需
yào要
zài再
zhāo招
pìn聘
jǐ几
ge个
rén人
。
This project is short-staffed and needs to hire a few more people.
Diàn店
lǐ里
shēng生
yì意
máng忙
de的
shí时
hòu候
，
rén人
shǒu手
zǒng总
shì是
bù不
gòu够
yòng用
。
When the store is busy, there is always a shortage of hands.
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Wǒ我
men们
bù部
mén门
zēng增
jiā加
le了
bù不
shǎo少
rén人
shǒu手
，
gōng工
zuò作
xiào效
lǜ率
tí提
gāo高
le了
。
Our department has added quite a bit of manpower, and work efficiency has improved.
Tā他
rén人
shǒu手
hěn很
qiǎo巧
，
shén什
me么
dōu都
huì会
xiū修
。
He is very dexterous and can fix anything.