"hatchet man" in Chinese (Simplified)
打手（比喻，执行令人不快任务的人）清除异己的人
Definition
为有权势的人执行不受欢迎或残酷任务的人，尤其是解雇员工或采取强硬行动的人。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
为比喻用法，通常带有贬义，用于指代在企业、政治等领域为上级执行艰难或不受欢迎任务的人。常见表达：'被请来当hatchet man'。不是指真的拿斧头的人。
Examples
The company brought in a hatchet man to fire half the staff.
公司请来一个**打手**裁掉一半员工。
No one likes to be the hatchet man in any organization.
没有人喜欢在任何机构当**打手**。
He acted as the hatchet man for the new manager.
他成了新经理的**打手**。
Nobody wants the job of hatchet man, but someone has to do it.
没人愿意当**打手**，但总得有人干这活。
After the restructuring, she was labeled as the hatchet man by her colleagues.
重组后，她被同事们称为**打手**。
He has a reputation as the company's hatchet man, so people stay on his good side.
他在公司以**打手**著称，所以大家都尽量和他搞好关系。