redundant staff; idle personnel
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
redundant staff; idle personnel; supernumerary
formalCommonly used in administrative, corporate, or bureaucratic contexts to describe employees with no assigned duties or those who are surplus to requirements. Often collocates with verbs like 裁汰 (cut down) or 精简 (streamline).
Gōng公
sī司
jué决
dìng定
cái裁
tài汰
xián闲
yuán员
，
tí提
gāo高
gōng工
zuò作
xiào效
lǜ率
。
The company decided to cut redundant staff to improve work efficiency.
Zhè这
gè个
bù部
mén门
rén人
fú浮
yú于
shì事
，
xián闲
yuán员
tài太
duō多
。
This department is overstaffed with too many idle personnel.
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Zhèng政
fǔ府
jī机
gòu构
gǎi改
gé革
de的
mù目
biāo标
zhī之
yī一
jiù就
shì是
jīng精
jiǎn简
xián闲
yuán员
。
One of the goals of government institutional reform is to streamline redundant staff.