reduce; cut back; downsize
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to cut back; to reduce; to downsize
formalPrimarily used in formal or administrative contexts for organizations, staff, military forces, or budgets. Implies a strategic or policy-driven reduction.
Gōng公
sī司
jì计
huà划
cái裁
jiǎn减
bù部
fēn分
fēi非
hé核
xīn心
bù部
mén门
。
The company plans to cut back some non-core departments.
Xīn新
yī一
lún轮
tán谈
pàn判
zhǐ旨
zài在
cái裁
jiǎn减
hé核
wǔ武
qì器
。
The new round of talks aims to reduce nuclear weapons.
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Zhèng政
fǔ府
xuān宣
bù布
cái裁
jiǎn减
liǎng两
wàn万
jūn军
duì队
。
The government announced a downsizing of twenty thousand troops.
Wèi为
le了
kòng控
zhì制
chéng成
běn本
，
guǎn管
lǐ理
céng层
jué决
dìng定
cái裁
jiǎn减
yù预
suàn算
。
To control costs, management decided to reduce the budget.
Cái裁
jiǎn减
jūn军
bèi备
shì是
guó国
jì际
ān安
quán全
de的
yì议
tí题
zhī之
yī一
。
Arms reduction is one of the topics of international security.