reduce; cut down; scale down
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to reduce; to cut down; to scale down
formalOften used for budgets, personnel, time frames, and production scales in a somewhat formal context. Emphasizes the action of making something smaller.
Gōng公
sī司
jué决
dìng定
jiǎn缩
suō减
bù不
bì必
yào要
de的
kāi开
zhī支
yǐ以
yìng应
duì对
wēi危
jī机
。
The company decided to cut unnecessary expenses to deal with the crisis.
Yóu由
yú于
zhāo招
shēng生
rén人
shù数
xià下
jiàng降
，
xué学
xiào校
bèi被
pò迫
jiǎn缩
suō减
le了
jiào教
shī师
biān编
zhì制
。
Due to a decline in student enrollment, the school was forced to reduce its teaching staff.
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Xīn新
zhèng政
cè策
zhǐ旨
zài在
jiǎn缩
suō减
pín贫
fù富
chā差
jù距
。
The new policy aims to narrow the wealth gap.
Wèi为
le了
huán环
bǎo保
，
gōng工
chǎng厂
jiǎn缩
suō减
le了
sù塑
liào料
bāo包
zhuāng装
de的
shǐ使
yòng用
。
For environmental protection, the factory reduced the use of plastic packaging.