削减
xuē jiǎn
Pinyin

Definition

削减
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xuē jiǎn
  1. to cut down
  2. to reduce
  3. to lower

Character Decomposition

Related Words (12)

削
xiāo
  1. 1 to peel with a knife
  2. 2 to pare
  3. 3 to cut (a ball at tennis etc)
刀削面
dāo xiāo miàn
  1. 1 knife-shaved noodles (pared or shaved into strips), a Shanxi specialty
削弱
xuē ruò
  1. 1 to weaken
  2. 2 to impair
  3. 3 to cripple
削减
xuē jiǎn
  1. 1 to cut down
  2. 2 to reduce
  3. 3 to lower
剥削
bō xuē
  1. 1 to exploit
  2. 2 exploitation
切削
qiē xiāo
  1. 1 to cut
  2. 2 cutting
  3. 3 machining
削尖
xiāo jiān
  1. 1 to sharpen
削球
xiāo qiú
  1. 1 (sport) to chop
  2. 2 to cut
削除
xuē chú
  1. 1 to remove
  2. 2 to eliminate
  3. 3 to delete
削发
xuē fà
  1. 1 to shave one's head
  2. 2 fig. to become a monk or nun
  3. 3 to take the tonsure
剥削者
bō xuē zhě
  1. 1 exploiter (of labor)
瘦削
shòu xuē
  1. 1 slim

Idioms (2)

削职为民
xuē zhí wéi mín
  1. 1 demotion to commoner (idiom)
削足适履
xuē zú shì lu:3
  1. 1 to cut the feet to fit the shoes (idiom); to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed)
  2. 2 impractical or inelegant solution

Sample Sentences

日本首相安倍晋三和美国总统唐纳德·特朗普27日在东京会晤。日本媒体报道，双方就贸易问题分歧依旧，特朗普摆出不会放松为削减美国贸易逆差而继续施压日本的姿态。
Rìběn shǒuxiàng ĀnbèiJìnsān hé Měiguó zǒngtǒng Tángnàdé ·Tèlǎngpǔ rì zài Dōngjīng huìwù 。Rìběn méitǐ bàodào ，shuāngfāng jiù màoyì wèntí fēnqí yījiù ，Tèlǎngpǔ bǎi chū bùhuì fàngsōng wèi xuējiǎn Měiguó màoyìnìchā ér jìxù shīyā Rìběn de zītài 。
2: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US President Donald Trump met in Tokyo on the 27th. Japanese media reported that the two sides still have differences on trade issues, and Trump will not relax the pressure on Japan to reduce the US trade deficit.
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特朗普声称，两国贸易不平衡“大到难以置信”，美方将谈判削减对日贸易逆差并消除贸易壁垒。
Tèlǎngpǔ shēngchēng ，liǎng guó màoyì bù pínghéng “dà dào nányǐzhìxìn ”，Měi fāng jiāng tánpàn xuējiǎn duì Rì màoyìnìchā bìng xiāochú màoyìbìlěi 。
Trump claims that the trade imbalance between the two countries is "unbelievable" and the US will negotiate to cut the trade deficit with Japan and eliminate trade barriers.
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可是，王总，我怕公司撑不下去。您别介意我说啊，其实这些都不是创造主要利润的花费，应该可以削减一点。
kěshì ，Wáng Zǒng ，wǒ pà gōngsī chēng bù xiàqu 。nín bié jièyì wǒ shuō ā ，qíshí zhèxiē dōu bù shì chuàngzào zhǔyào lìrùn de huāfèi ，yīnggāi kěyǐ xuējiǎn yīdiǎn 。
But, Manager Wang, I'm afraid the company can't keep this up. If you don't mind me saying this, these expenses are not key to creating profits. We should be able to cut them.
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今年公司预算的重点是削减开支。你们销售部是花钱大户，有什么计划？
jīnnián gōngsī yùsuàn de zhòngdiǎn shì xuējiǎn kāizhī 。nǐmen xiāoshòu bù shì huāqián dàhù ，yǒu shénme jìhuà ？
The main focus of our budget this year is reducing expenditures. You guys in sales are the big spenders. What's your plan?
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