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What does 裁员 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

裁员 cáiyuán

to lay off staff; layoffs; downsizing

Its characters

  1. 裁 cái to reduce
  2. 员 yuán person

In a sentence

这家公司今年可能要裁员。 This company may lay off staff this year.

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