减免

jiǎn miǎn

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Rare

Definitions

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to cut taxes

减免 often refers to waiving or reducing taxes

to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower

减少 means to reduce in general, while 减免 specifically for dues or obligations

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to exempt

Both mean to exempt or waive, as in 豁免关税

减免 is used with abstract obligations like 税收, 学费, 租金; it cannot be used for reducing physical objects or weight.

Don't use 减免 for reducing non-financial quantities; use 减少 for reducing numbers or amounts, e.g., 减少垃圾 (reduce waste).

to excuse sb

to lower