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(Trad.: 減)
Pinyin: jiǎn
English Definition: to lower; to decrease; to reduce; to subtract; to diminish
Chinese Definition:
①由原有数量中去掉一部分:减价。减员。缩减。削减。偷工减料。
②降低程度,衰退:减轻。减弱。减少。减色。减产。减免。减缓。
③加增。
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Total strokes: 11; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (ice) conveys the meaning.
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Example Words
减少 jiǎn shǎo to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
减轻 jiǎn qīng to lighten; to ease; to alleviate
减免 jiǎn miǎn to reduce or waive (taxes, punishment, rent, tuition etc)
削减 xuē jiǎn to cut down; to reduce; to lower
减弱 jiǎn ruò to weaken; to fall off
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Example Sentences
1
A few lose weight but very few get back to normal.
2
Nine minus four is five.
3
It's not a given that a couple's bedroom activity will fizzle over time - we all know a randy couple who've been married for decades - but any number of factors could start the tailspin.
4
One minus one leaves nought [zero].
5
You should only be obsessed with weight if you' re in a sport with weight classes.