减少jiǎn shǎo
Verbto reduce; to cut back; decrease

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Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 减少.
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Character Breakdown

减少 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 减少 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 减少 with other words naturally.
Verb + Complementwith
jiǎn
shǎo
dào
bàn
neutral
reduce to half
Adverb + Verbwith明显
míng
xiǎn
jiǎn
shǎo
neutral
decrease significantly
Verb + Object
jiǎn
shǎo
neutral
reduce pressure
jiǎn
shǎo
kāi
zhī
formalWritten
cut expenses

Example Sentences with 减少

jiǎn
shǎo
le
táng
de
yòng
liàng
I reduced the amount of sugar.
wèi
le
huǎn
jiě
jiāo
tōng
zhèng
huà
jiǎn
shǎo
jiā
chē
de
shǐ使
yòng
To alleviate traffic pressure, the government plans to reduce the use of private cars.
suàn
zěn
me
jiǎn
shǎo
yào
de
cháng
kāi
zhī
ne
How do you plan to reduce unnecessary daily expenses?
wèi
le
jiàn
kāng
jiǎn
shǎo
le
měi
tiān
kàn
shǒu
de
shí
jiān
For health reasons, he reduced the time spent on his phone each day.
bìng
méi
yǒu
jiǎn
shǎo
gōng
zuò
liàng
fǎn
ér
chéng
dān
le
gèng
duō
rèn
He did not reduce his workload; on the contrary, he took on more responsibilities.
tōng
guò
yǐn
shí
guī
yùn
dòng
chéng
gōng
jiǎn
shǎo
le
zhòng
Through a reasonable diet and regular exercise, she successfully reduced her weight.
tōng
guò
gǎi
jìn
shēng
chǎn
gōng
gōng
chéng
gōng
jiǎn
shǎo
le
néng
yuán
xiāo
hào
fèi
pái
fàng
By improving production processes, the company successfully reduced energy consumption and waste emissions.
men
jiǎn
shǎo
liào
zhì
pǐn
de
shǐ使
yòng
zhè
duì
huán
jìng
hěn
zhòng
yào
We need to reduce the use of plastic products; this is very important for the environment.