streamline; simplify; cut down
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to simplify by removing the unnecessary; to streamline; to cut down
formalOften used in organizational, administrative, or procedural contexts to improve efficiency by removing redundancies.
Wèi为
le了
tí提
gāo高
xiào效
lǜ率
，
gōng公
sī司
jué决
dìng定
jīng精
jiǎn简
guǎn管
lǐ理
céng层
jí级
。
To improve efficiency, the company decided to streamline its management hierarchy.
Zhè这
fèn份
bào报
gào告
xū需
yào要
jīng精
jiǎn简
，
qù去
diào掉
nà那
xiē些
chóng重
fù复
de的
duàn段
luò落
。
This report needs to be streamlined by removing those redundant paragraphs.
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Zhèng政
fǔ府
zhèng正
zài在
jīng精
jiǎn简
shěn审
pī批
liú流
chéng程
yǐ以
xī吸
yǐn引
gèng更
duō多
tóu投
zī资
。
The government is simplifying the approval process to attract more investment.
Wèi为
le了
shēng生
cún存
，
zhè这
jiā家
chū出
bǎn版
shè社
bì必
xū须
jīng精
jiǎn简
rén人
yuán员
。
To survive, this publishing house must cut down on staff.