VividHanzi · Dictionary

减 jiǎn

HSK 4 character · 11 strokes · radical 冫 · traditional 減

Meanings

• to lower
• to decrease
• to reduce
• to subtract
• to diminish

Words with 减

• 减肥 jiǎn féi: to lose weight
• 减少 jiǎn shǎo: to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower

Example sentences

我想减肥。
I want to lose weight.
Tatoeba #332631 by fucongcong (CC BY 2.0 FR)

我这个月要减少开支。
I have to reduce my expenses this month.
Tatoeba #351246 by fucongcong (CC BY 2.0 FR)

我要减肥。
I want to lose weight.
Tatoeba #1978354 by sysko (CC BY 2.0 FR)

Meanings and readings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).