削减 meaning in English

xuējiǎn

to cut down; to reduce

Traditional 削減20 strokes

Meaning of 削减

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

xuējiǎn
  1. to cut down
  2. to reduce
  3. to lower

削减 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

公gōng司sī为wèi了le削xuē减jiǎn成chéng本běn,拒jù绝jué让ràng员yuán工gōng自zì行xíng加jiā班bān。
In order to cut down on costs, the company refuses to allow employees to work overtime.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

削 xiāo · to peel with a knife · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

减 jiǎn · to lower · 11 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11

Related words

Words that share a character with 削减.

减少jiǎnshǎoto lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
减肥jiǎnféito lose weight
减轻jiǎnqīngto lighten; to ease
减速jiǎnsùto reduce speed; to slow down
削弱xuēruòto weaken; to impair
剥削bōxuēto exploit; exploitation
减弱jiǎnruòto weaken; to diminish
减压jiǎnyāto reduce pressure; to relax
减免jiǎnmiǎnto reduce or waive (taxes, punishment, rent, tuition etc)
衰减shuāijiǎnto weaken; to attenuate
减刑jiǎnxíngto reduce penalty; shortened or commuted (judicial) sentence
减慢jiǎnmànto slow down

Questions about 削减

What does 削减 mean?

削减 (xuējiǎn) means "to cut down; to reduce".

How do you write 削减?

削减 is made of 2 characters: 削 (9 strokes), 减 (11 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.

How is 削减 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 削减 is written 削減.