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Expressing "cutting down" or "reducing" with 裁减 (cáijiǎn)
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Structure
Subject + 裁减 + Object (personnel/budget)
Explanation
裁减 (cáijiǎn) is a verb meaning "to cut down," "to reduce," or "to downsize." It describes the act of reducing the number or size of something, especially personnel, budgets, or military forces. It is more formal than 减少 and is commonly used in official and news contexts.
Examples
公司决定裁减百分之十的员工。
Gōngsī juédìng cáijiǎn bǎifēnzhī shí de yuángōng.
The company decided to cut ten percent of its workforce.
政府计划裁减军队人数，把资金用于教育。
Zhèngfǔ jìhuà cáijiǎn jūnduì rénshù, bǎ zījīn yòngyú jiàoyù.
The government plans to reduce the size of the military and redirect the funds to education.
为了控制成本，他们不得不裁减预算。
Wèile kòngzhì chéngběn, tāmen bùdébù cáijiǎn yùsuàn.
To control costs, they had to cut the budget.