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减 jiǎn

to decrease, to subtract, to diminish

Strokes
11
Level
HSK 4
Radical
冫
Traditional
減
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 冫咸 ⿰冫咸

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Example sentences with 减

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  1. 她最近在减肥。
    Tā zuìjìn zài jiǎnféi.
    She's recently been losing weight.
    she recently at lose-weight
  2. 你为什么要减肥？
    Nǐ wèishénme yào jiǎnféi?
    Why do you want to lose weight?
    you why want lose-weight
  3. 你应该少吃点儿，减减肥。
    Nǐ yīnggāi shǎo chī diǎnr, jiǎnjian féi.
    You should eat a bit less, lose some weight.
    you should less eat a-bit, reduce-reduce fat
  4. 这个月公司没有减少员工。
    Zhège yuè gōngsī méiyǒu jiǎnshǎo yuángōng.
    This month the company hasn't reduced staff.
    this month company not-have decrease employee
  5. 生病以后，他的体重减少了很多。
    Shēngbìng yǐhòu, tā de tǐzhòng jiǎnshǎo le hěn duō.
    After falling ill, his weight decreased a lot.
    fall-ill after, he (possessive) weight decrease (particle) very much

Words with 减 (3)