缺员

mù qián gāi bù mén yán zhòng quē yuán

目前该部门严重缺员。

Now the department is heavily understaffed.

nà ge bǎn qiú duì quē yuán lì hai zhǐ hǎo qǐ yòng èr duì

那个板球队缺员厉害，只好起用二队。

The cricket team was so short of players that they had to call on the second team.

huǒ chē chéng wù rén yuán quē yuán

火车乘务人员缺员。

Train crews are short-staffed.