reduce; cut down; shrink
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to reduce; to cut down; to shrink; to curtail
formalRefers to making something smaller in size, amount, scope, or duration. Often used in formal or administrative contexts.
Gè各
zhǒng种
bào报
biǎo表
de的
shù数
liàng量
yīng应
gāi该
jǐn尽
liàng量
jiǎn减
suō缩
。
The number of all kinds of reports should be reduced as much as possible.
Gōng公
sī司
jué决
dìng定
jiǎn减
suō缩
bù不
bì必
yào要
de的
kāi开
zhī支
。
The company decided to cut down on unnecessary expenses.
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Yóu由
yú于
yù预
suàn算
yǒu有
xiàn限
，
xiàng项
mù目
guī规
mó模
bèi被
jiǎn减
suō缩
le了
。
Due to the limited budget, the project's scale was shrunk.
Zhèng政
fǔ府
zhèng正
zài在
jiǎn减
suō缩
xíng行
zhèng政
shěn审
pí批
liú流
chéng程
。
The government is streamlining (reducing) the administrative approval process.