裁汰

cáitài
to cut back

CEDICT

  1. (literary) to cut down; to reduce
  2. to cut down; to reduce

Wiktionary

裁撤淘汰，即删除之意。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 裁 cái
  1. to cut out (as a dress)
  2. to cut
  3. to trim
  4. to reduce
  5. to diminish
  6. to cut back (e.g. on staff)
  7. decision
  8. judgment
2 汰 tài
  1. to discard
  2. to eliminate

Related entries

删减 shānjiǎn
  1. to abridge (a text)
  2. to edit out (of a movie)
  3. to cut back (a budget, a curriculum)
紧缩 jǐnsuō
  1. (economics) to reduce
  2. to curtail
  3. to cut back
  4. to tighten
  5. austerity
  6. tightening
  7. crunch
裁 cái
  1. to cut out (as a dress)
  2. to cut
  3. to trim
  4. to reduce
  5. to diminish
  6. to cut back (e.g. on staff)
  7. decision
  8. judgment
她裁下布製作繃帶。

She cut up the cloth to make bandages.

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