Sino-Vietnamese word from 編制 (“formation; organization”), from Japanese 編制 (hensei).
biên chế
- (of an organization) staff; a workforce
- biên chế Chính phủ ― the staff of the Government (of Vietnam)
- tăng/giảm biên chế ― to increase/decrease staff
- tinh giảm biên chế ― to "refine" or consolidate staff by removing non-essential positions