Definition

1. Verb:
   • To reduce, to decrease, to cut down: The primary meaning of "tỉnh giảm" is to make something smaller or less in amount, degree, or size, often through conscious effort or policy. It implies a deliberate act of lessening or economizing.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Chính phủ quyết định tỉnh giảm chi tiêu ngân sách. (The government decided to reduce budget expenditures.)
  • Công ty đang tìm cách tỉnh giảm chi phí vận hành. (The company is looking for ways to cut down operating costs.)
  • Chúng ta nên tỉnh giảm việc sử dụng điện. (We should decrease our electricity usage.)

Advanced Usage

• "tỉnh giảm" in formal contexts: The term is often used in official, administrative, or formal writing to denote planned reductions, such as in budgets, quotas, or regulations.
  • Kế hoạch tỉnh giảm nhân sự đã được thông qua. (The plan for staff reduction has been approved.)

Variants and Related Words

• Giảm bớt (v): to lessen, to reduce. A more common synonym.

  • Hãy giảm bớt tốc độ khi lái xe trong thành phố. (Please reduce your speed when driving in the city.)

• Cắt giảm (v): to cut, to slash (often more severe or decisive).

  • Họ buộc phải cắt giảm 50% nhân viên. (They were forced to slash staff by 50%.)

Synonyms

• Reduce: To make smaller or less in amount.
• Decrease: To become or make less.
• Cut down: To reduce the amount of something consumed or used.

Notes on Usage

• Formality: "Tỉnh giảm" is considered a formal and somewhat literary term. In everyday spoken Vietnamese, words like "giảm bớt" or "cắt giảm" are more frequently used.
• Connotation: It often carries a neutral or positive connotation of prudent management or necessary austerity, rather than arbitrary cutting.