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Chinese dictionary
v.simplify; reduce; retrench
我们需要精简内容。
We need to reduce the contents.
会议应该精简。
Meetings should be streamlined.
他们有一年的时间来精简职工人数。
They have been given one year to rightsize their workforce.
精简开支
cut expenses
精简编制
reduce the staff
精简报表
reduce the number of forms
精简程序
streamline the procedures
精简课程
cut down the curricula
精简礼节
attenuate formalities
精简冗员
cut down on surplus personnel
其他行业只能精简管理人员以减少开支。
Other industries have had to sack managers to reduce costs.
Word usage
- Note"精简" is different from "精减". "精减" means the reduction of the number after selection; "精简" means the simplification of institutions and content after adjustment.