Word: 裁员 (cáiyuán) Traditional: 裁員 裁员 dictionary entry cáiyuán to cut staff; to lay off employees Full dictionary entry for 裁员 Example sentences using 裁员 3 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 听说那家工厂又要裁员。 Tīngshuō nà jiā gōngchǎng yòu yào cáiyuán. I heard that factory is going to lay off workers again. 我邻居上个月被裁员了。 Wǒ línjū shànggeyuè bèi cáiyuán le. My neighbor was laid off last month. 融资失败后，公司只好裁员。 Róngzī shībài hòu, gōngsī zhǐhǎo cáiyuán. After the financing fell through, the company had to lay off staff.