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削减

Traditional (Taiwan): 削減

xuējiǎn ㄒㄩㄝ ㄐㄧㄢˇ

    • to cut down
    • to reduce
    • to lower

Character by character

Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

  • 裁减 cáijiǎn
    • 裁减机构 to downsize an organization
    • 裁减军备 to reduce armaments
  • 压缩 yāsuō
    • 压缩开支 to cut spending
    • 尽力压缩 to cut back as much as one can
  • 缩减 suōjiǎn
    • 缩减经费 to cut funding
    • 缩减编制 to cut staffing

Antonyms 反义词

  • 增加 zēngjiā
    • 增加收入 to increase income
    • 数量增加 the quantity increases
  • 增添 zēngtiān
    • 增添光彩 to add lustre
    • 增添魅力 to add charm

Telling them apart

削减 is typically used for money-related things such as budgets and expenditure. 裁减 is used for organizations, staff and military forces (裁减人员). 压缩 is used for expenses and scale, and also for shortening a text (压缩篇幅).

Other words read xuējiǎn

xuejian with other tones

  • 学监 xuéjiān school official responsible for supervising the students

Near homophones of xuejian

  • 血浆 xuèjiāng blood plasma

Example sentences and grammar articles using 削减

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