English–Chinese
“overstaffed” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinrén fú yú shì
Example
这家公司现在人浮于事，很多人没事做。zhè jiā gōng sī xiàn zài rén fú yú shì hěn duō rén méi shì zuò
This company is overstaffed now, and many people have nothing to do.
How to say “overstaffed” in Chinese
“Overstaffed” in Chinese is 人浮于事 (rén fú yú shì).
More people gather around a smaller amount of work, leaving some hands with little useful to do.
Example sentences with 人浮于事
讨论会上大家说团队里有时会人浮于事，需要调整任务分配。tǎo lùn huì shàng dà jiā shuō tuán duì lǐ yǒu shí huì rén fú yú shì xū yào tiáo zhěng rèn wù fēn pèi
At the discussion, everyone said that the team is sometimes overstaffed, so the task assignments need to be adjusted.
Tips for using 人浮于事
- This idiom usually describes a staffing problem in a whole team or organization, not simply one person who happens to be free for a day.