Definition

1. Verb:
   • To reduce, to cut down, to decrease: "tài giảm" means to make something smaller in size, amount, number, or degree. It is a formal term, often used in official, administrative, or technical contexts.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Chính phủ quyết định tài giảm ngân sách cho dự án. (The government decided to reduce the budget for the project.)
  • Công ty cần tài giảm chi phí để tồn tại. (The company needs to cut down costs to survive.)
  • Hiệp ước yêu cầu các nước tài giảm vũ khí hạt nhân. (The treaty requires countries to reduce nuclear weapons.)

Advanced Usage

• "tài giảm" in formal policy: Used in official documents, reports, or news about policy changes.

  • Kế hoạch tài giảm biên chế được thông qua. (The plan to reduce staff was approved.)

• "tài giảm" in technical/economic contexts: Often used regarding budgets, resources, or military forces.

  • Việc tài giảm lực lượng là cần thiết để duy trì hòa bình. (The reduction of forces is necessary to maintain peace.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cắt giảm (verb): to cut, to slash. A very close synonym, slightly more common in everyday administrative language.

  • cắt giảm nhân sự (to cut staff)

• Giảm bớt (verb): to lessen, to reduce. A more general and common term.

  • giảm bớt gánh nặng (to lessen the burden)

• Thu hẹp (verb): to narrow down, to scale down. Often used for scope or scale.

  • thu hẹp quy mô (to scale down the operation)

Synonyms

• Giảm: to decrease, to reduce. The most common and general synonym.
• Hạ: to lower (e.g., prices, levels).
• Cắt bớt: to cut back.

Related Phrases (Collocations)

• Tài giảm binh bị / quân số: to reduce armaments / troop numbers.
• Tài giảm ngân sách: to reduce the budget.
• Tài giảm chi tiêu: to reduce spending.
• Tài giảm biên chế: to reduce payroll/staff.

verb

1. to reduce