How do you pronounce 裁员?

裁员 is pronounced cáiyuán.

How many strokes does 裁员 have?

裁员 is written with 19 strokes in total: 裁 (12 strokes), 员 (7 strokes).

Chinese Vocabulary

裁员

layoffs

裁员

cáiyuán2nd tone

Pinyin: cáiyuán
Strokes: 19
In episodes: 1

Stroke order for 裁员

裁员 is written with 19 strokes (裁: 12, 员: 7). The animation replays automatically.

Usage

同样一件必须做的事 = layoffs, the thing being done.

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He Fired 900 People on One Zoom Call. This Year He Was Fired Himself — and Now He Wants the Job Back.裁员 spoken at natural speednormal

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