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減

jiǎn

decrease, subtract, diminish

Strokes
12
Radical
水
HSK
—
Tone
3

Simplified form: 减

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Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 减, the simplified form of 減. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.

Example sentences

  • 八减四得四。

    Bā jiǎn sì de sì

    Eight minus four is four.

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  • 七减二是五。

    Qī jiǎn èr shì wǔ

    Seven minus two is five.

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  • 十减二等于八。

    Shí jiǎn èr děng yú bā

    Subtract two from ten and you have eight.

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  • 你怎么减压?

    Nǐ zěn me jiǎn yā

    How do you relieve stress?

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 减

  • 减少jiǎn shǎo 3–3 → 2–3to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
  • 减jiǎn 3to lower; to decrease; to reduce; to subtract; to diminish
  • 减肥jiǎn féi 3–2 to lose weight
  • 减轻jiǎn qīng 3–1 to lighten; to ease; to alleviate
  • 减弱jiǎn ruò 3–4 to weaken; to diminish
  • 减速jiǎn sù 3–4 to reduce speed; to slow down; to take it easy
  • 减压jiǎn yā 3–1 to reduce pressure; to relax
  • 减免jiǎn miǎn 3–3 → 2–3to reduce or waive (taxes, punishment, rent, tuition etc)
  • 衰减shuāi jiǎn 1–3 to weaken; to attenuate