减缩

jiǎn suō kè shí

减缩课时

cut down class hours

jiǎn suō kāi zhī

减缩开支

reduce expenditure

jiǎn suō jūn fèi

减缩军费

cut down military expenditure

tōng huò péng zhàng shǐ wǒ men bù dé bù jiǎn suō zhī chū

通货膨胀使我们不得不减缩支出。

Inflation has forced us to retrench.

duì zhōng guó de mào yì chì zì wēi wēi jiǎn suō

对中国的贸易赤字微微减缩。

The trade deficit with China narrowed slightly.

tā de lùn diǎn shì gōng gòng kāi zhī bì xū jiǎn suō

她的论点是公共开支必须减缩。

Her argument was that public spending must be reduced.