Jīgòu yōngzhǒng, rǒngyuán guòduō, shì hěnduō lǎo guóqǐ de tōngbìng.
A bloated structure and too many surplus staff are common ailments of old state-owned firms.
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usage
A formal word from reform plans and management reports: 精简机构 ， 裁减冗员 "streamline the structure and cut redundant staff".
memory
冗 originally showed a person under a roof with no work to do in the fields, idle at home, hence "superfluous". 员 is a staff member, so 冗员 are staff with nothing to do.
