jiǎn

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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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Words Containing 减

减免
jiǎn miǎn

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

减压
jiǎn yā

to reduce pressure

减少
jiǎn shǎo

to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower

减弱
jiǎn ruò

to weaken; to diminish

减肥
jiǎn féi

to lose weight

减轻
jiǎn qīng

to lighten

减速
jiǎn sù

to reduce speed

衰减
shuāi jiǎn

to weaken

不减当年
bù jiǎn dāng nián

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

偷工减料
tōu gōng jiǎn liào

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

光纤衰减
guāng xiān shuāi jiǎn

optical attenuation

删减
shān jiǎn

to abridge (a text)

削减
xuē jiǎn

to cut down

加减乘除
jiā jiǎn chéng chú

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

加减号
jiā jiǎn hào

plus-minus sign (±)

增减
zēng jiǎn

to add or subtract

宽减
kuān jiǎn

tax relief

平减
píng jiǎn

to deflate

抵减
dǐ jiǎn

to claim a credit against

有增无减
yǒu zēng wú jiǎn

to increase without letup

减低
jiǎn dī

to lower

减低速度
jiǎn dī sù dù

to retard

减俸
jiǎn fèng

to lower salary

减价
jiǎn jià

to cut prices

减分
jiǎn fēn

to deduct points; to lose points

减刑
jiǎn xíng

to reduce penalty

减削
jiǎn xuē

to reduce

减半
jiǎn bàn

to reduce by half

减去
jiǎn qù

minus

减噪
jiǎn zào

noise reduction

减压时间表
jiǎn yā shí jiān biǎo

decompression schedule (diving)

减压病
jiǎn yā bìng

decompression sickness

减压症
jiǎn yā zhèng

decompression sickness

减压程序
jiǎn yā chéng xù

decompression schedule

减压表
jiǎn yā biǎo

decompression table

减小
jiǎn xiǎo

to reduce

减幅
jiǎn fú

amount of reduction; size of discount

减息
jiǎn xī

to lower the interest rate

减慢
jiǎn màn

to slow down

减振
jiǎn zhèn

shock absorption

减掉
jiǎn diào

to subtract

减排
jiǎn pái

to reduce emissions

减损
jiǎn sǔn

to impair

减摇鳍
jiǎn yáo qí

fin stabilizer (in ships)

减数
jiǎn shù

(math.) subtrahend

减数分裂
jiǎn shù fēn liè

meiosis (in sexual reproduction)

减核
jiǎn hé

disarmament

减毒活疫苗
jiǎn dú huó yì miáo

attenuated live vaccine

减法
jiǎn fǎ

subtraction

减灾
jiǎn zāi

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

减产
jiǎn chǎn

to produce less

减益
jiǎn yì

debuff (gaming)

减碳
jiǎn tàn

to reduce carbon emissions

减租
jiǎn zū

to reduce rent

减税
jiǎn shuì

to cut taxes

减缓
jiǎn huǎn

to slow down

减色
jiǎn sè

to fade

减薪
jiǎn xīn

to cut wages

减号
jiǎn hào

minus sign - (math.)

减计
jiǎn jì

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

减负
jiǎn fù

to alleviate a burden on sb

减贫
jiǎn pín

to reduce poverty

减退
jiǎn tuì

to ebb

减速器
jiǎn sù qì

moderator

减除
jiǎn chú

to reduce

减震
jiǎn zhèn

shock absorption

减震器
jiǎn zhèn qì

shock-absorber

减震鞋
jiǎn zhèn xié

cushioning shoe

减龄
jiǎn líng

to become more youthful

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)

碳减排
tàn jiǎn pái

to reduce carbon emissions

精减
jīng jiǎn

to reduce

缩减
suō jiǎn

to cut

蠲减
juān jiǎn

to remove or lighten (a tax etc)

被减数
bèi jiǎn shù

(math.) minuend

裁减
cái jiǎn

to reduce

裁减军备
cái jiǎn jūn bèi

arms reduction

递减
dì jiǎn

progressively decreasing

酌减
zhuó jiǎn

to make considered reductions

锐减
ruì jiǎn

steep decline

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

骤减
zhòu jiǎn

to decrease rapidly; to plummet