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from Learn Chinese Everyday 每日学华语 by Min Min

Pronunciation : jiǎn [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Meaning : subtract. (v) reduce; decrease. (v) Radical : 冫 Strokes : 11 Traditional : 減 ( Stroke Order ) Usage : 13.5%

Common Words / Phrases:

1.

减少 jiǎn shǎo

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:

lessen;decrease

2.

减肥 jiǎn féi

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:

fine down

3.

减退 jiǎn tuì

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:

drop; go down

4.

减轻 jiǎn qīng

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:

lighten; alleviate; ease

5.

减价 jiǎn jià

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:

knock down; cut-price

6.

减法 jiǎn fǎ

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:

subtraction

7.

减低 jiǎn dī

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:

lower; decrease

Sentences:

1. Nine minus four is five. jiǔ jiǎn sì děng yú wǔ。 九 减 四 等 于 五 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

九 : nine 减 : minus 四 : four 等于 : equal 五 : five

2. We hold our big sale biannually. wǒ men bàn nián jìn háng yī cì dà jiǎn jià 。 我 们 半 年 进 行 一 次 大 减 价 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

我们 : we 半年 : half a year 进行 : carry out; conduct; run 一 : one 次 : time 大减价 : big sale

3. This medicine will relieve your headache. zhè yào jiāng jiǎn qīng nǐ de tóu tòng 。 这 药 将 减 轻 你 的 头 痛 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

这 : this 药 : medicine 将 : will 减轻 : reduce 你 : your 的 : (particle) used after an attribute; to 头痛 : headache

4. The number of students were reduced. xué shēng de rén shù jiǎn shǎo le 。 学 生 的 人 数 减 少 了 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

学生 : student 的 : (particle) used after an attribute; to 人数 : the number of people 减少 : lessen; decrease 了 : (particle) used after an action that has taken place

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