"To cut back" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 紧缩 | jǐn suō | (economics) to reduce / to curtail / to cut back / to tighten / austerity / tightening / crunch |   |
| 删减 | shān jiǎn | to abridge (a text) / to edit out (of a movie) / to cut back (a budget, a curriculum) | |
| 裁 |  cái | to cut out (as a dress) / to cut / to trim / to reduce / to diminish / to cut back (e.g. on staff) / decision / judgment | |
| 裁汰 | cái tài | to cut back | |
