减 減
jiǎn
HSK level: HSK 4
Meaning
to lower; to decrease; to reduce; to subtract; to diminish
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Examples
汤姆和玛丽减肥都没减下来。
Tāng mǔ hé Mǎ lì jiǎn féi dōu méi jiǎn xià lai。
Neither Tom nor Mary has been losing weight.
Words with this character
减少 jiǎn shǎo to lessen减肥 jiǎn féi to lose weight减轻 jiǎn qīng to lighten减弱 jiǎn ruò to weaken减速 jiǎn sù to reduce speed减压 jiǎn yā to reduce pressure减免 jiǎn miǎn to reduce or waive衰减 shuāi jiǎn to weaken减价 jiǎn jià to cut prices减去 jiǎn qù minus偷工减料 tōu gōng jiǎn liào to skimp on the job and stint on materials双减 Shuāng jiǎn 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裁减 cái jiǎn to reduce抵减 dǐ jiǎn to claim a credit against递减 dì jiǎn progressively decreasing甲减 jiǎ jiǎn hypothyroidism减半 jiǎn bàn to reduce by half减产 jiǎn chǎn to produce less减持 jiǎn chí to reduce one's holdings减除 jiǎn chú to reduce减低 jiǎn dī to lower减掉 jiǎn diào to subtract减法 jiǎn fǎ subtraction