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title: "Suojian Meaning: 缩减 (suōjiǎn) Means “to reduce”"
description: "缩减 (traditional 縮減, suōjiǎn) means “to reduce; to cut back”. Hear its tones, see what 缩 and 减 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/suojian"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 缩减 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

缩减 suōjiǎn

## to reduce; to cut back

## Its characters

1. 缩 suō to draw back
2. 减 jiǎn to reduce

## In a sentence

公司今年缩减了不少开支。 The company cut back a lot of its spending this year.

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## More words with 缩 or 减

- [减肥 jiǎnféi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianfei)
- [减轻 jiǎnqīng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianqing)
- [减弱 jiǎnruò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianruo)
- [减少 jiǎnshǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianshao)
- [浓缩 nóngsuō](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nongsuo)
- [收缩 shōusuō](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shousuo)
- [缩短 suōduǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/suoduan)
- [缩小 suōxiǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/suoxiao)
- [削减 xuējiǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xuejian)
- [压缩 yāsuō](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yasuo)

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