jiǎn

decrease, subtract, diminish

HSK 4 #857

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

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WORDS

少 jiǎn shǎo to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
肥 jiǎn féi to lose weight
轻 jiǎn qīng to lighten; to ease; to alleviate
速 jiǎn sù to reduce speed; to slow down; to take it easy
xuē jiǎn to cut down; to reduce; to lower
弱 jiǎn ruò to weaken; to fall off
掉 jiǎn diào to subtract; to lose (weight)
价 jiǎn jià to cut prices; to discount; to mark down; price cutting
慢 jiǎn màn to slow down
去 jiǎn qù minus; to subtract
压 jiǎn yā to reduce pressure; to relax
刑 jiǎn xíng to reduce penalty; shortened or commuted (judicial) sentence
suō jiǎn to cut; to reduce
缓 jiǎn huǎn to slow down; to retard
半 jiǎn bàn to reduce by half
退 jiǎn tuì to ebb; to go down; to decline
税 jiǎn shuì tax cut
偷工料 tōu gōng jiǎn liào to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom); jerry-building; sloppy work
小 jiǎn xiǎo to reduce; to decrease; to diminish
低 jiǎn dī to lower; to reduce
免 jiǎn miǎn to reduce or waive (taxes, punishment, rent, tuition etc)
shuāi jiǎn to weaken; to attenuate
cái jiǎn to reduce; to lessen; to cut down
dì jiǎn progressively decreasing; gradually falling; in descending order
shān jiǎn to abridge (a text); to edit out (of a movie); to cut back (a budget, a curriculum)
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