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Animated Stroke Order 减

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2.

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3.

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4.

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5.

How to Use 减

Reduce + Object

减 combines with a following noun or adjective to mean 'reduce that thing'.

减少 • jiǎn shǎo • to reduce; to cut back; decrease • HSK 4

HSK 4

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 减

减压 • jiǎn yā • to reduce pressure

HSK 3.0 · L6

jiǎn减

yā

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

de的

rè热

qíng情

bìng并

méi没

yǒu

Information

Pinyinjiǎn

Meaningto subtract, reduce, or decrease

Strokes11

Radical冫

Traditional減

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#712

Zhuyinㄐㄧㄢˇ

UnicodeU+51CF

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冫ice

Ice (冫) and a halberd (咸) suggest cutting down or reducing something — to decrease or subtract.

jiǎn减

shǎo少

to reduce; to cut back; decrease

减肥 • jiǎn féi • to lose weight • HSK 4

HSK 4

jiǎn减

féi肥

to lose weight

减轻 • jiǎn qīng • to lighten • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

jiǎn减

qīng轻

to lighten

Modifier + Reduce

减 appears as the second element in compounds where the first word specifies the manner or type of reduction.

削减 • xuē jiǎn • reduce • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xuē削

jiǎn减

reduce

缩减 • suō jiǎn • reduce • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

suō缩

jiǎn减

reduce

衰减 • shuāi jiǎn • Decline • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

shuāi衰

jiǎn减

Decline

压

to reduce pressure

减弱 • jiǎn ruò • to weaken; to diminish

HSK 3.0 · L6

jiǎn减

ruò弱

to weaken; to diminish

减免 • jiǎn miǎn • Reduce or exempt

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jiǎn减

miǎn免

Reduce or exempt

减负 • jiǎn fù • Reduce the burden

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jiǎn减

fù负

Reduce the burden

减退 • jiǎn tuì • decline

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jiǎn减

tuì退

decline

有

yīn因

wèi为

shī失

bài败

ér而

chí持

xù续

jiǎn减

ruò弱

。

His enthusiasm did not continue to diminish because of the failure.

tā她

zhèng正

zài在

tōng通

guò过

yùn运

dòng动

jiǎn减

féi肥

。

She is losing weight through exercise.

wǒ我

men们

yīng应

gāi该

jiǎn减

shǎo少

sù塑

liào料

de的

shǐ使

yòng用

。

We should reduce the use of plastic.

zhè这

ge个

yuè月

de的

kāi开

zhī支

xū需

yào要

jiǎn减

yī一

xiē些

。

This month's expenses need to be reduced a bit.

Zhè这

jiā家

diàn店

de的

yī衣

fu服

zhèng正

zài在

jiǎn减

jià价

。

The clothes in this store are on sale.

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