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裁減 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
裁減 ＝ 裁 ＋ 減
ㄘㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ · cáijiǎn
verb — to cut down, to reduce (staff, budget, forces)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

裁to cut (down) (裁員)cái
減to reduce (減少)jiǎn
裁減，裁員的裁，減少的減。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

拿剪刀（裁）把數目剪小（減）。
Take the shears (裁) and trim the number down (減).
記憶法
關 · Related
裁員cáiyuánthe same 裁 — to lay off staff減少jiǎnshǎothe everyday 減