减

減

jiǎnㄐㄧㄢˇ

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HSK 4 TOCFL 4

Meaning

Meanings

1
to lower
2
to decrease
3
to reduce
4
to subtract
5
to diminish

Examples

See it in context

八减四得四。

八減四得四。

Eight minus four is four.

汤姆和玛丽减肥都没减下来。

湯姆和瑪麗減肥都沒減下來。

Neither Tom nor Mary has been losing weight.

十减二等于八。

十減二等於八。

Subtract two from ten and you have eight.

七减二是五。

七減二是五。

Seven minus two is five.

Characters

Character breakdown

咸

xián

surname Xian

Related: 减

削减

xuē jiǎn

to cut down

减压

jiǎn yā

to reduce pressure

减少

jiǎn shǎo

to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower

减肥

jiǎn féi

to lose weight

减轻

jiǎn qīng

to lighten

减速

jiǎn sù

to reduce speed; to slow down

裁减

cái jiǎn

to reduce

Stroke practice

Practice writing 减

Characters

simplified script

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