编外 (biān wài) — off-staff personnel; auxiliary staff outside the official quota; over-enrollment; exceeding the authorized headcount
Definition
Refers to personnel or units outside the official staffing quota (编制) — i.e., temporary, auxiliary, or extra hires. Often carries a sense of exceeding the authorized headcount.
noun
off-staff personnelauxiliary staff outside the official quotaover-enrollmentexceeding the authorized headcount
Examples
- 编外，。Tā zài zhè ge dān wèi shì biān wài rén yuán, méi yǒu zhèng shì biān zhì.He is off-staff personnel at this unit and does not have a formal quota position.
- 编外，。Yóu yú biān wài rén shù guò duō, gōng sī jué dìng jiǎn shǎo lín shí pìn yòng.Because the number of off-staff personnel is too large, the company decided to reduce temporary hires.
- 编外，。Xué xiào jīn nián chū xiàn le biān wài xiàn xiàng, jiào shī shù liàng chāo guò le biān zhì míng é.The school experienced over-enrollment this year, with the number of teachers exceeding the quota.
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