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Jyutping soek3 gaam2
Pinyin xuè jiǎn

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to cut down; to reduce; to lower; to decrease; to cut; to curtail
    (syn.) 减少, 縮減, 砍, 收缩, 压缩, 鐫汰, 耗, 收縮, 减低, 壓縮, 减损, 降低, 缩减, 減低, 裁, 裁汰, 损, 撤, 削, 減少, 紧缩, 減損, 减轻, 裁減, 消减, 緊縮, 裁减, 損, 消減, 減輕, 镌汰
    • 削減污物排放
      削减污物排放
      xuē jiǎn wū wù pái fàng
      to reduce the disposal of pollutants

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Jyutping soek3 gaam2
Pinyin xuē jiǎn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to cut down
  2. to reduce
  3. to lower
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    減少​數額
    to cut down on; to reduce; to whittle down
    • 削減撥款
      削减拨款
      soek3 gaam2 but6 fun2
      to reduce funding
    • 削減開支
      削减开支
      soek3 gaam2 hoi1 zi1
      to cut down on spending
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to cut down; to reduce; to lower; to decrease; to cut; to curtail
    (syn.) 减少, 縮減, 砍, 收缩, 压缩, 鐫汰, 耗, 收縮, 减低, 壓縮, 减损, 降低, 缩减, 減低, 裁, 裁汰, 损, 撤, 削, 減少, 紧缩, 減損, 减轻, 裁減, 消减, 緊縮, 裁减, 損, 消減, 減輕, 镌汰
    • 削減污物排放
      削减污物排放
      xuē jiǎn wū wù pái fàng
      to reduce the disposal of pollutants
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    公司为了削减成本,拒绝让员工自行加班。
    公司為了削減成本,拒絕讓員工自行加班。
    gōng sī wèi le xuē jiǎn chéng běn , jù jué ràng yuán gōng zì xíng jiā bān 。
    • In order to cut down on costs, the company refuses to allow employees to work overtime.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    削减拨款
    削減撥款
    soek3 gaam2 but6 fun2
    • to reduce funding
  2. Cantonese
    削减开支
    削減開支
    soek3 gaam2 hoi1 zi1
    • to cut down on spending
  3. Cantonese
    公司不停削减福利,员工都对公司好不满。
    公司不停削減福利,員工都對公司好不滿。
    gung1 si1 bat1 ting4 soek3 gaam2 fuk1 lei6, jyun4 gung1 dou1 deoi3 gung1 si1 hou2 bat1 mun5.
    • The staff is really discontent with their company because the company keeps cutting employees' welfare.
  4. Cantonese
    政府削减综援,只会对低收入嘅家庭雪上加霜。
    政府削減綜援,只會對低收入嘅家庭雪上加霜。
    zing3 fu2 soek3 gaam2 zung3 wun4, zi2 wui5 deoi3 dai1 sau1 jap6 ge3 gaa1 ting4 syut3 soeng6 gaa1 soeng1.
    • Low-income families will be dealt a further blow if the government cuts down the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance.
  5. Cantonese
    阿爷同特区政府研究削减自由行,开始有啲眉目。
    阿爺同特區政府研究削減自由行,開始有啲眉目。
    aa3 je4 tung4 dak6 keoi1 zing3 fu2 jin4 gau3 soek3 gaam2 zi6 jau4 hang4, hoi1 ci2 jau5 di1 mei4 muk6
    • Beijing and HKSAR are looking into reducing the number of individual visitors from mainland China, and there seems to be some progress.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    削减污物排放
    削減污物排放
    xuē jiǎn wū wù pái fàng
    • to reduce the disposal of pollutants