削减 xuējiǎn to cut down
to cut down; to reduce; to lower
How to remember 削减: 削 to pare + 减 decrease = to cut down.
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How it is used
- To cut back a quantity, esp. budgets, staff, spending - 削减开支 (xuējiǎn kāizhī) cut expenditure; 削减预算 slash the budget.
- Object is typically countable resources/figures; more formal and deliberate than everyday 减少.
- Reading note: 削 = xuē in this compound (not xiāo, as in 削苹果 peel an apple).