suō
biān

common
verb
technical

Meaning of 缩编

缩编 means to downsize; to reduce the establishment of (troops, institutions, etc.); to abridge; to condense and edit (works, programs) to reduce length. Pronounced suō biān.

  • to downsize; to reduce the establishment of (troops, institutions, etc.)
  • to abridge; to condense and edit (works, programs) to reduce length

Definitions & Examples

Jūn
duì
jué
dìng
suō
biān
sān
shī
 

The army decided to downsize three divisions.

Gōng
wèi
le
jiàng
chéng
běn
 
suō
biān
mén
 

To reduce costs, the company had no choice but to downsize its departments.

Zhè
gòu
suō
biān
shè
shù
bǎi
míng
yuán
gōng
 

This institutional downsizing involves hundreds of employees.