"understaffed" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 人手不足

Definition

如果某个公司或地方是understaffed，表示没有足够的工作人员完成所有必要的工作。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Understaffed” 多用于商业、医院、零售等场合，表达长期人员不足，影响工作效率。它是形容词，用在句子如“the team is understaffed”。不是指偶尔缺人，而是一种持续短缺。

Examples

The hospital is understaffed today.

医院今天**人手不足**。

We are understaffed during the weekend.

我们周末总是**人手不足**。

The store was understaffed, so the lines were long.

商店**人手不足**，所以队伍很长。

We’ve been understaffed for months, and everyone’s exhausted.

我们已经**人手不足**好几个月，大家都很累。

I’m sorry, we’re really understaffed right now, so service is slow.

不好意思，我们现在**人手不足**，服务会慢一点。

Being understaffed means extra stress for everyone on the team.

**人手不足**让团队里每个人压力都更大。