compress; condense; reduce; cut down
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Meanings
2 senses · 8 examplesverb
to compress; to press; to reduce volume by applying pressure
Refers to physical compression of gases, solids, or digital data.
Zhè这
tái台
jī机
qì器
kě可
yǐ以
yā压
suō缩
kōng空
qì气
。
This machine can compress air.
Shì士
bīng兵
men们
xié携
dài带
yā压
suō缩
bǐng饼
gān干
zuò作
wéi为
kǒu口
liáng粮
。
The soldiers carried compressed biscuits as rations.
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Qǐng请
jiāng将
zhè这
fèn份
wén文
jiàn件
yā压
suō缩
chéng成
ZIPZ
géI
shìP
格
式
。
Please compress this file into ZIP format.
Hǎi海
mián绵
bèi被
yā压
suō缩
hòu后
tǐ体
jī积
biàn变
xiǎo小
le了
。
The sponge became smaller in volume after being compressed.
verb
to reduce; to cut down; to downsize (personnel, budget, length, etc.)
formalUsed in administrative, business, or editorial contexts to indicate reduction of abstract quantities.
Zhèng政
fǔ府
jué决
dìng定
yā压
suō缩
xíng行
zhèng政
biān编
zhì制
。
The government decided to reduce administrative staff quotas.
Wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
yā压
suō缩
kāi开
zhī支
yǐ以
píng平
héng衡
yù预
suàn算
。
We must cut expenses to balance the budget.
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Biān编
jí辑
yāo要
qiú求
zuò作
zhě者
yā压
suō缩
piān篇
fu幅
。
The editor asked the author to reduce the length of the manuscript.
Gōng公
sī司
jì计
huà划
míng明
nián年
yā压
suō缩
shēng生
chǎn产
chéng成
běn本
。
The company plans to cut production costs next year.