裁减 (裁減)
cái jiǎn
Pinyin

Definition

裁减 (裁減)
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cái jiǎn
  1. to reduce
  2. to lessen
  3. to cut down

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

剪裁
jiǎn cái
  1. 1 to tailor (clothes)
  2. 2 to trim (expenditure)
总裁
zǒng cái
  1. 1 chairman
  2. 2 director-general (of a company etc)
裁判
cái pàn
  1. 1 judgment
  2. 2 to referee
  3. 3 umpire
  4. 4 judge
  5. 5 referee
  6. 6 classifier: 个 gè
  7. 7 classifier: 位 wèi
  8. 8 classifier: 名 míng
别出心裁
bié chū xīn cái
  1. 1 to hit on sth new (idiom); to display originality
  2. 2 to adopt an original approach
制裁
zhì cái
  1. 1 to punish
  2. 2 punishment
  3. 3 sanctions (incl. economic)

Idioms (5)

别出心裁
bié chū xīn cái
  1. 1 to hit on sth new (idiom); to display originality
  2. 2 to adopt an original approach
独出心裁
dú chū xīn cái
  1. 1 to display originality (idiom); to do things differently
相体裁衣
xiàng tǐ cái yī
  1. 1 lit. tailor the clothes to fit the body (idiom); fig. act according to real circumstances
看菜吃饭，量体裁衣
kān cài chī fàn , liáng tǐ cái yī
  1. 1 eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom); to fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure
  2. 2 to act according to actual circumstances
  3. 3 to live within one's means
量体裁衣
liáng tǐ cái yī
  1. 1 lit. measure the body then tailor the suit (idiom); fig. to act according to actual circumstances
  2. 2 To live within one's means.

Sample Sentences

将士是人民的子弟兵，全军将士要牢记，全心全意为人民服务的根本宗旨，忠实履行保卫祖国安全和人民和平生活的神圣职责忠实执行维护世界和平的神圣使命。我宣布，中国将裁减军队员额三十万。
jiàngshì shì rénmín de zǐdì bīng ，quán jūn jiàngshì yào láo jì ，quánxīnquányì wèi rénmín fúwù de gēnběn zōngzhǐ ，zhōngshí lǚxíng bǎowèi zǔguó ānquán hé rénmín hépíng shēnghuó de shénshèng zhízé zhōngshí zhíxíng wéihù shìjiè hépíng de shénshèng shǐmìng 。wǒ xuānbù ，Zhōngguó jiāng cáijiǎn jūnduì yuáné sān shíwàn 。
China’s People’s Liberation Army are the offspring of the people, the officers and soldiers of the entire army should remember the fundamental objective of serving the people with all their hearts and minds, loyally carrying out the sacred duty of safeguarding the security of the land of our ancestors and peaceful lives for the people, loyally carrying out the sacred mission of maintaining wold peace. I declare that China will reduce its army numbers by 300,000.
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