削减

削減

xuējiǎn

verb #11,200

Meanings

Zhèngfǔ juédìng xuējiǎn jūnfèi kāizhī.

The government decided to cut military spending.

Gōngsī bùdébù xuējiǎn yuángōng shùliàng.

The company had no choice but to reduce its workforce.

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