減
jiǎn
decrease, subtract, diminish
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 水
- HSK
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- 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.
Shadow七减二是五。
Qī jiǎn èr shì wǔ
Seven minus two is five.
Shadow十减二等于八。
Shí jiǎn èr děng yú bā
Subtract two from ten and you have eight.
Shadow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