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减
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Definitions
- 1. to lower
- 2. to decrease
- 3. to reduce
- 4. to subtract
- 5. to diminish
Example Sentences
1 shown我想 减 肥。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 减
to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
to reduce rent
optical attenuation
to reduce
to slow down
decompression sickness
noise reduction
to retard
to subtract
to lose weight
to abridge (a text)
to reduce poverty
shock absorption
debuff (gaming)
to become more youthful
addition, subtraction, multiplication and division: the four basic operations of arithmetic
(of one's skills, appearance etc) not to have deteriorated a bit
to weaken; to diminish
to reduce
to weaken
to produce less
severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS)
to alleviate a burden on sb
(math.) minuend
to reduce speed
to make considered reductions
to reduce carbon emissions
steep decline
to claim a credit against
decompression sickness
to reduce pressure
to take measures to mitigate the impact of disasters (including prevention, preparation, and support for stricken communities)
meiosis (in sexual reproduction)
(math.) subtrahend
shock absorption
subtraction
to reduce
to cut
arms reduction
to reduce carbon emissions
moderator
amount of reduction; size of discount
to lower
to reduce by half
to increase without letup
(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
to fade
to remove or lighten (a tax etc)
decompression schedule (diving)
decompression schedule
tax relief
minus
decompression table
shock-absorber
to lower the interest rate
cushioning shoe
disarmament
minus sign - (math.)
to cut taxes
fin stabilizer (in ships)
to reduce
to cut down
to impair
to deflate
progressively decreasing
to lower salary
to decrease rapidly; to plummet
to cut wages
to deduct points; to lose points
to write down (i.e. to decrease the expected value of a loan)
plus-minus sign (±)
to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
to ebb
to add or subtract
attenuated live vaccine
to reduce
to reduce penalty
to slow down
to reduce or waive (taxes, punishment, rent, tuition etc)
to lighten
to reduce emissions
to cut prices