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缩减
suō jiǎn
Meaning
- to reduce
Definition
减少，缩小（规模、数量等）。
To reduce, cut down (scale, quantity, etc.).
Usage
通常用于形容削减开支、缩小规模、压缩范围等。可以用于经济、军事、生产、人员等多个领域。
Usually used to describe reducing expenses, downsizing scale, compressing scope, etc. It can be used in fields such as economy, military, production, personnel, etc.
Examples
- 1 公司决定缩减今年的预算。 (The company decided to reduce this year's budget.)
- 2 为了应对危机，政府不得不缩减公共开支。 (To cope with the crisis, the government had to cut public spending.)
- 3 由于市场需求下降，工厂缩减了生产规模。 (Due to declining market demand, the factory reduced its production scale.)
- 4 军队计划缩减人员数量以提高效率。 (The military plans to reduce personnel to improve efficiency.)
- 5 疫情期间，许多企业被迫缩减业务范围。 (During the pandemic, many businesses were forced to shrink their business scope.)
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