No. 4,869 in Chinese
裁員
Layoff.
In a sentence
公司因经营困难而决定裁员。
The company decided to lay off employees due to financial difficulties.
In this sentence, '裁員' (lay off) is used as the main action taken by the company during challenging circumstances in its operations.
裁员后,许多员工开始寻求新的工作机会。
After the layoffs, many employees started seeking new job opportunities.
Here, '裁員' is referred to as a past event that impacted the employees, leading to subsequent actions like job searching.
由于市场的变化,小企业被迫裁员以维持运转。
Due to market changes, small businesses were forced to lay off staff to maintain operations.
In this context, '裁員' is implied as a necessary action for small businesses to manage operational challenges caused by external factors.
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