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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 裁员

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
裁员 cái yuán - to cut staff
- to lay off employees

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 - 13,093 14,746 17,172

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
裁 cái- to cut out (as a dress)
- to cut
- to trim
- to reduce
- to diminish
- to cut back (e.g. on staff)
- decision
- judgment
员 yuán- (bound form) person engaged in a certain field of activity
- (bound form) member
- classifier for military generals

Other Words Containing 裁员

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
裁员 6 - 13,093 14,746 17,172