削减

削減

xuējiǎn

verb HSK 7-9 #11,200

Meanings

HSK 5

公司不得不削减员工数量。

Gōngsī bùdébù xuējiǎn yuángōng shùliàng.

The company had no choice but to reduce its workforce.

HSK 7-9

政府决定削减军费开支。

Zhèngfǔ juédìng xuējiǎn jūnfèi kāizhī.

The government decided to cut military spending.

HSK 7-9

预算被大幅削减了。

Yùsuàn bèi dàfú xuējiǎn le.

The budget was slashed significantly.

usage

削减 is formal and typically used for budgets, spending, staff, or resources. For everyday 'reducing' (like reducing weight), use 减少 instead.

mistakes

The character 削 has two readings: xuē (to cut/pare) and xiāo (to peel with a knife, as in 削苹果). In 削减, it's always xuē.

削 xiāo

减 jiǎn