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jiǎn
HSK 3.0 Level 4

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Definitions

  1. 1. to lower
  2. 2. to decrease
  3. 3. to reduce
  4. 4. to subtract
  5. 5. to diminish

Example Sentences

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我想 肥。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 332631)

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Words Containing 减

偷工减料
tōu gōng jiǎn liào

to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)

减租
jiǎn zū

to reduce rent

光纤衰减
guāng xiān shuāi jiǎn

optical attenuation

减除
jiǎn chú

to reduce

减慢
jiǎn màn

to slow down

减压症
jiǎn yā zhèng

decompression sickness

减噪
jiǎn zào

noise reduction

减低速度
jiǎn dī sù dù

to retard

减掉
jiǎn diào

to subtract

减肥
jiǎn féi

to lose weight

删减
shān jiǎn

to abridge (a text)

减贫
jiǎn pín

to reduce poverty

减振
jiǎn zhèn

shock absorption

减益
jiǎn yì

debuff (gaming)

减龄
jiǎn líng

to become more youthful

加减乘除
jiā jiǎn chéng chú

addition, subtraction, multiplication and division: the four basic operations of arithmetic

不减当年
bù jiǎn dāng nián

(of one's skills, appearance etc) not to have deteriorated a bit

减弱
jiǎn ruò

to weaken; to diminish

精减
jīng jiǎn

to reduce

衰减
shuāi jiǎn

to weaken

减产
jiǎn chǎn

to produce less

发热伴血小板减少综合征
fā rè bàn xuè xiǎo bǎn jiǎn shǎo zōng hé zhēng

severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS)

减负
jiǎn fù

to alleviate a burden on sb

被减数
bèi jiǎn shù

(math.) minuend

减速
jiǎn sù

to reduce speed

酌减
zhuó jiǎn

to make considered reductions

碳减排
tàn jiǎn pái

to reduce carbon emissions

锐减
ruì jiǎn

steep decline

抵减
dǐ jiǎn

to claim a credit against

减压病
jiǎn yā bìng

decompression sickness

减压
jiǎn yā

to reduce pressure

减灾
jiǎn zāi

to take measures to mitigate the impact of disasters (including prevention, preparation, and support for stricken communities)

减数分裂
jiǎn shù fēn liè

meiosis (in sexual reproduction)

减数
jiǎn shù

(math.) subtrahend

减震
jiǎn zhèn

shock absorption

减法
jiǎn fǎ

subtraction

减小
jiǎn xiǎo

to reduce

缩减
suō jiǎn

to cut

裁减军备
cái jiǎn jūn bèi

arms reduction

减碳
jiǎn tàn

to reduce carbon emissions

减速器
jiǎn sù qì

moderator

减幅
jiǎn fú

amount of reduction; size of discount

减低
jiǎn dī

to lower

减半
jiǎn bàn

to reduce by half

有增无减
yǒu zēng wú jiǎn

to increase without letup

双减
shuāng jiǎn

(PRC) Double Reduction Policy, announced in 2021, aiming to ease pressure on K-12 students by reducing homework and banning for-profit after-school academic classes

减色
jiǎn sè

to fade

蠲减
juān jiǎn

to remove or lighten (a tax etc)

减压时间表
jiǎn yā shí jiān biǎo

decompression schedule (diving)

减压程序
jiǎn yā chéng xù

decompression schedule

宽减
kuān jiǎn

tax relief

减去
jiǎn qù

minus

减压表
jiǎn yā biǎo

decompression table

减震器
jiǎn zhèn qì

shock-absorber

减息
jiǎn xī

to lower the interest rate

减震鞋
jiǎn zhèn xié

cushioning shoe

减核
jiǎn hé

disarmament

减号
jiǎn hào

minus sign - (math.)

减税
jiǎn shuì

to cut taxes

减摇鳍
jiǎn yáo qí

fin stabilizer (in ships)

裁减
cái jiǎn

to reduce

削减
xuē jiǎn

to cut down

减损
jiǎn sǔn

to impair

平减
píng jiǎn

to deflate

递减
dì jiǎn

progressively decreasing

减俸
jiǎn fèng

to lower salary

骤减
zhòu jiǎn

to decrease rapidly; to plummet

减薪
jiǎn xīn

to cut wages

减分
jiǎn fēn

to deduct points; to lose points

减计
jiǎn jì

to write down (i.e. to decrease the expected value of a loan)

加减号
jiā jiǎn hào

plus-minus sign (±)

减少
jiǎn shǎo

to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower

减退
jiǎn tuì

to ebb

增减
zēng jiǎn

to add or subtract

减毒活疫苗
jiǎn dú huó yì miáo

attenuated live vaccine

减削
jiǎn xuē

to reduce

减刑
jiǎn xíng

to reduce penalty

减缓
jiǎn huǎn

to slow down

减免
jiǎn miǎn

to reduce or waive (taxes, punishment, rent, tuition etc)

减轻
jiǎn qīng

to lighten

减排
jiǎn pái

to reduce emissions

减价
jiǎn jià

to cut prices