downsize; reduce staff; abridge; condense
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to downsize; to reduce the establishment of (troops, institutions, etc.)
formalCommonly used in military, government, or corporate contexts referring to reducing personnel or organizational size.
Jūn军
duì队
jué决
dìng定
suō缩
biān编
sān三
gè个
shī师
。
The army decided to downsize three divisions.
Gōng公
sī司
wèi为
le了
jiàng降
dī低
chéng成
běn本
，
bù不
dé得
bù不
suō缩
biān编
bù部
mén门
。
To reduce costs, the company had no choice but to downsize its departments.
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Zhè这
cì次
jī机
gòu构
suō缩
biān编
shè涉
jí及
shù数
bǎi百
míng名
yuán员
gōng工
。
This institutional downsizing involves hundreds of employees.
verb
to abridge; to condense and edit (works, programs) to reduce length
neutralUsed in publishing, broadcasting, and editing contexts to indicate shortening content while preserving essence.
Biān编
jí辑
bǎ把
zhè这
bù部
xiǎo小
shuō说
suō缩
biān编
chéng成
le了
suō缩
xiě写
běn本
。
The editor abridged this novel into a condensed version.
Tā他
men们
bǎ把
yuán原
lái来
wǔ五
shí十
jí集
de的
diàn电
shì视
lián连
xù续
jù剧
suō缩
biān编
chéng成
le了
sān三
shí十
jí集
。
They condensed the original fifty-episode TV series into thirty episodes.
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Zhè这
piān篇
bào报
gào告
tài太
cháng长
le了
，
xū需
yào要
suō缩
biān编
yī一
xià下
。
This report is too long and needs to be abridged.