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No. 5,620 in Chinese

削减

"削减" means "to reduce" or "to cut down."

In a sentence

  • 政府决定削减教育经费。

    The government decided to reduce the education budget.

    削减 is used here to indicate the action of reducing or cutting down the financial allocation.

  • 由于经济衰退,公司不得不削减员工数量。

    Due to the economic recession, the company had to cut down the number of employees.

    削减 describes the act of decreasing or lowering the workforce as a cost-saving measure.

  • 为了环保,我们需要削减塑料使用量。

    For environmental protection, we need to reduce the usage of plastics.

    In this context, 削减 refers to diminishing the amount of plastic utilized to achieve environmental goals.

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