减少減少

jiǎn shǎo

HSK level: HSK 4

Meaning

to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower

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Characters

减jiǎnto decrease, to subtract, to diminish冫咸少shǎofew, little; less; inadequate小丿

Examples

米的产量减少了。

mǐ de chǎn liàng jiǎn shǎo le。

Production of rice has decreased.

最近我的体重减少了。

zuì jìn wǒ de tǐ zhòng jiǎn shǎo le。

I've lost weight recently.

我这个月要减少开支。

wǒ zhè ge yuè yào jiǎn shǎo kāi zhī。

I have to reduce my expenses this month.