<p>缩 = shrink; 缩减 = shrink / reduce</p>
<p>削 = cut; 削减 = cut / reduce</p>
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<p><strong>缩减預算</strong> you can <strong>shrink the a budget</strong> to reduce it's size. (budget as a whole shrinks )</p>
<p><strong>削减預算</strong> you can cut the budget to reduce it's size (sum of money or items in the budget being cut away)</p>
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<p>~</p>
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<p><strong>缩减開支</strong> you can <strong>shrink expenditures</strong> to reduce it's amount (expenditures as a whole shrinks )</p>
<p><strong>削减開支</strong> you <strong>can cut the expenditures</strong> to reduce it's amount. (sum of money or items in the expenditures be cut away)</p>
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<p>~</p>
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<p><strong>削减僱員</strong> you can <strong>cut employees</strong> to reduce your company size. (individual employees being cut away)</p>
<p><strong>缩减僱員</strong> you cannot <strong>shrink employees</strong>  ;  you can only <strong>缩减僱員人數</strong> (shrink the number of employees)</p>
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<p>缩减: reduce; cut; run-down; decrement; economization; reduction; reducing; diminution; lessening; impansion:</p>

<p>削减: cut (down); reduce; slash; whittle down:</p>

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What is the difference between 缩减 and 削减？
# What is the difference between 缩减 and 削减？

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-05-06)

缩减: reduce; cut; run-down; decrement; economization; reduction; reducing; diminution; lessening; impansion:

削减: cut (down); reduce; slash; whittle down:

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-05-06. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

缩 = shrink; 缩减 = shrink / reduce

削 = cut; 削减 = cut / reduce

> **缩减預算** you can **shrink the a budget** to reduce it's size. (budget as a whole shrinks )
>
> **削减預算** you can cut the budget to reduce it's size (sum of money or items in the budget being cut away)

~

> **缩减開支** you can **shrink expenditures** to reduce it's amount (expenditures as a whole shrinks )
>
> **削减開支** you **can cut the expenditures** to reduce it's amount. (sum of money or items in the expenditures be cut away)

~

> **削减僱員** you can **cut employees** to reduce your company size. (individual employees being cut away)
>
> **缩减僱員** you cannot **shrink employees** ; you can only **缩减僱員人數** (shrink the number of employees)


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