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 |
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. |