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Chinese meaning

削xuē减jiǎn,缩suō减jiǎn(计jì划huà/活huó动dòng的de规guī模mó)

缩suō短duǎn、削xuē减jiǎn规guī模mó或huò时shí长cháng

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特tè朗lǎng普pǔ决jué定dìng缩suō减jiǎn与yǔ韩hán国guó的de联lián合hé军jūn演yǎn规guī模mó

Example

President Trump's decision to curtail the military exercises came as allies question the U.S. commitment to longstanding alliances.

在zài盟méng友yǒu质zhì疑yí美měi国guó对duì长cháng期qī联lián盟méng承chéng诺nuò之zhī际jì,特tè朗lǎng普pǔ总zǒng统tǒng做zuò出chū了le缩suō减jiǎn军jūn演yǎn规guī模mó的de决jué定dìng。

Source: The New York Times · 20 Aug 2026

Background ✎

特tè朗lǎng普pǔ下xià令lìng削xuē减jiǎn与yǔ韩hán国guó的de联lián合hé军jūn演yǎn,专zhuān家jiā警jǐng告gào此cǐ举jǔ可kě能néng让ràng盟méng友yǒu对duì美měi国guó的de安ān全quán承chéng诺nuò产chǎn生shēng疑yí虑lǜ。