削减 (xuē jiǎn) — to reduce; to cut down (budgets, expenses, staff, etc.)
Definition
削减 is a formal verb meaning 'to cut down / reduce' (costs, staff, budgets), stronger and more written than the everyday 减少. Compared to 缩短, it reduces quantity or size, not time or length.
verb
to reduceto cut down (budgets, expenses, staff, etc.)
Examples
- 削减。Gōng sī bì xū xuē jiǎn chéng běn cái néng yíng lì.The company must cut down costs in order to turn a profit.
- 削减。Zhèng fǔ xuē jiǎn le jūn shì kāi zhī.The government reduced military spending.
- ，削减。Wèi le huán bǎo, wǒ men yīng gāi xuē jiǎn sù liào shǐ yòng.For environmental protection, we should reduce the use of plastic.
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