Jīng / jì / jìn / rù / shuāi / tuì / qī / hòu / hěn / duō / gōng / sī / kāi / shǐ / jiǎn / shǎo / zhāo / pìn经济进入衰退期后,很多公司开始减少招聘。After the economy entered a recession, many companies began hiring fewer people.