裁員

裁员
cáiyuán
  1. to cut staff
  2. to lay off employees

CEDICT

  1. (intransitive, transitive) to make employees redundant; to downsize; to cut staff; to lay off employees
  2. to make employees redundant; to downsize; to cut staff; to lay off employees

Wiktionary

削減工作崗位上閒散不必要的人員。

重編國語辭典

公司、機關為節省經費而緊縮編制或削減閒散不必要的人員

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 裁 cái
  1. to cut out (as a dress)
  2. to cut
  3. to trim
  4. to reduce
  5. to diminish
  6. to cut back (e.g. on staff)
  7. decision
  8. judgment
2 員 yuán
  1. (bound form) person engaged in a certain field of activity
  2. (bound form) member
  3. classifier for military generals