减
jiǎn
to lower
to decrease; to reduce; to subtract; to diminish
五减二等于三。
wǔ jiǎn èr děng yú sān。
Five minus two equals three.
医生建议他减少吃甜食。
yī shēng jiàn yì tā jiǎn shǎo chī tián shí。
The doctor advised him to reduce eating sweets.
Words with 减
删减
shān jiǎn
to abridge (a text)
减少
jiǎn shǎo
to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
削减
xuē jiǎn
to cut down
骤减
zhòu jiǎn
to decrease rapidly; to plummet
减除
jiǎn chú
to reduce
减压
jiǎn yā
to reduce pressure
递减
dì jiǎn
progressively decreasing
酌减
zhuó jiǎn
to make considered reductions
锐减
ruì jiǎn
steep decline
双减
shuāng jiǎn
(PRC) 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
不减当年
bù jiǎn dāng nián
(of one's skills, appearance etc) not to have deteriorated a bit
偷工减料
tōu gōng jiǎn liào
to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)