裁员 (cái yuán) — to lay off employees, to downsize (staff)
Definition
裁员 focuses on the company cutting staff as a group, usually for economic reasons. 辞退 is the act of dismissing a specific employee; 解雇 emphasizes firing someone for cause.
verb
to lay off employeesto downsize (staff)
Examples
- 裁员。Gōng sī yīn wèi kuī sǔn ér cái yuán.The company laid off staff due to losses.
- 。Zhè cì cái le yì bǎi míng yuán gōng.This time (they) laid off one hundred employees.
- 裁员，。Lǎo bǎn xuān bù yào cái yuán de shí hou, dà jiā dōu hěn jǐn zhāng.When the boss announced layoffs, everyone was very nervous.
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