减少 減少
减少 減少 jiǎn shǎo ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄠˇ gaam2 siu2 HSK 4 進階級 · Level 3
- to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
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减 減
- 削减 削減 xuē jiǎn ㄒㄩㄝ ㄐㄧㄢˇ soek3 gaam2 to cut down
- 减免 減免 jiǎn miǎn ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄧㄢˇ gaam2 min5 to reduce or waive (taxes, punishment, rent, tuition etc)
- 减压 減壓 jiǎn yā ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄚ gaam2 aat3 to reduce pressure
- 减弱 減弱 jiǎn ruò ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄖㄨㄛˋ gaam2 joek6 to weaken; to diminish
- 减肥 減肥 jiǎn féi ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄈㄟˊ gaam2 fei4 to lose weight
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- 减轻 減輕 jiǎn qīng ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄥ gaam2 heng1 to lighten
- 减速 減速 jiǎn sù ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄙㄨˋ gaam2 cuk1 to reduce speed; to slow down
- 衰减 衰減 shuāi jiǎn ㄕㄨㄞ ㄐㄧㄢˇ seoi1 gaam2 to weaken
- 裁减 裁減 cái jiǎn ㄘㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ coi4 gaam2 to reduce
- 删减 刪減 shān jiǎn ㄕㄢ ㄐㄧㄢˇ saan1 gaam2 to abridge (a text)
- 增减 增減 zēng jiǎn ㄗㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˇ zang1 gaam2 to add or subtract
- 宽减 寬減 kuān jiǎn ㄎㄨㄢ ㄐㄧㄢˇ fun1 gaam2 tax relief
- 平减 平減 píng jiǎn ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ping4 gaam2 to deflate
- 抵减 抵減 dǐ jiǎn ㄉㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄢˇ dai2 gaam2 to claim a credit against
- 减低 減低 jiǎn dī ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄧ gaam2 dai1 to lower
- 减俸 減俸 jiǎn fèng ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄈㄥˋ gaam2 fung2 to lower salary
- 减价 減價 jiǎn jià ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋ gaam2 gaa3 to cut prices
- 减分 減分 jiǎn fēn ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄈㄣ gaam2 fan1 to deduct points; to lose points
- 减刑 減刑 jiǎn xíng ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ gaam2 jing4 to reduce penalty
- 减削 減削 jiǎn xuē ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄩㄝ gaam2 soek3 to reduce
少
- 不少 bù shǎo ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄠˇ bat1 siu2 many; quite a few; a good number of
- 多少 duō shǎo ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕㄠˇ do1 siu2 number; amount
- 多少 duō shao ㄉㄨㄛ ˙ㄕㄠ do1 siu2 how much?; how many?
- 少儿 少兒 shào ér ㄕㄠˋ ㄦˊ siu3 ji4 child
- 少女 shào nǚ ㄕㄠˋ ㄋㄩˇ siu3 neoi5 girl
Show 15 more words with 少
- 少年 shào nián ㄕㄠˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ siu3 nin4 early youth
- 少数 少數 shǎo shù ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄨˋ siu2 sou3 small number
- 少有 shǎo yǒu ㄕㄠˇ ㄧㄡˇ siu2 jau5 rare
- 少见 少見 shǎo jiàn ㄕㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ siu2 gin3 rare; seldom seen
- 少量 shǎo liàng ㄕㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋ siu2 loeng6 a smidgen
- 最少 zuì shǎo ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄠˇ zeoi3 siu2 at least
- 稀少 xī shǎo ㄒㄧ ㄕㄠˇ hei1 siu2 sparse
- 缺少 quē shǎo ㄑㄩㄝ ㄕㄠˇ kyut3 siu2 lack
- 至少 zhì shǎo ㄓˋ ㄕㄠˇ zi3 siu2 at least
- 少不了 shǎo bu liǎo ㄕㄠˇ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄌㄧㄠˇ siu2 bat1 liu5 cannot do without
- 少林寺 Shào lín Sì ㄕㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄙˋ siu3 lam4 zi6 Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks
- 极少数 極少數 jí shǎo shù ㄐㄧˊ ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄨˋ gik6 siu2 sou3 extremely few
- 青少年 qīng shào nián ㄑㄧㄥ ㄕㄠˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ cing1 siu3 nin4 adolescent
- 多多少少 duō duō shǎo shǎo ㄉㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄠˇ do1 do1 siu2 siu2 to some extent
- 必不可少 bì bù kě shǎo ㄅㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄕㄠˇ bit1 bat1 ho2 siu2 absolutely necessary
Idioms with these characters
- 加减乘除 加減乘除 jiā jiǎn chéng chú ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄔㄨˊ gaa1 gaam2 sing4 ceoi4 (idiom) addition, subtraction, multiplication and division: the four basic operations of arithmetic
- 偷工减料 偷工減料 tōu gōng jiǎn liào ㄊㄡ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄠˋ tau1 gung1 gaam2 liu2 to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
- 有增无减 有增無減 yǒu zēng wú jiǎn ㄧㄡˇ ㄗㄥ ㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ jau5 zang1 mou4 gaam2 to increase without letup
- 寡二少双 寡二少雙 guǎ èr shǎo shuāng ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄦˋ ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄤ gwaa2 ji6 siu3 soeng1 peerless
- 积少成多 積少成多 jī shǎo chéng duō ㄐㄧ ㄕㄠˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄉㄨㄛ zik1 siu2 sing4 do1 (idiom) many little things add up to sth great; many little drops make an ocean
- 老夫少妻 lǎo fū shào qī ㄌㄠˇ ㄈㄨ ㄕㄠˋ ㄑㄧ lou5 fu1 siu3 cai1 (idiom) older husband and much younger wife
Show 7 more idioms with 少
- 年少无知 年少無知 nián shào wú zhī ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄠˋ ㄨˊ ㄓ nin4 siu3 mou4 zi1 (idiom) young and inexperienced; unsophisticated
- 人烟稀少 人煙稀少 rén yān xī shǎo ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄢ ㄒㄧ ㄕㄠˇ jan4 jin1 hei1 siu2 no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate
- 僧多粥少 sēng duō zhōu shǎo ㄙㄥ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄓㄡ ㄕㄠˇ zang1 do1 zuk1 siu2 lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)
- 少不更事 shào bù gēng shì ㄕㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄥ ㄕˋ (idiom) young and inexperienced; wet behind the ears
- 少见多怪 少見多怪 shǎo jiàn duō guài ㄕㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄍㄨㄞˋ siu2 gin3 do1 gwaai3 lit. a person who has seen little of the world will be astonished by certain things (idiom)
- 疏谋少略 疎謀少略 shū móu shǎo lüè ㄕㄨ ㄇㄡˊ ㄕㄠˇ ㄌㄩㄝˋ (idiom) unable to plan; inept at strategy
- 凶多吉少 xiōng duō jí shǎo ㄒㄩㄥ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄐㄧˊ ㄕㄠˇ hung1 do1 gat1 siu3 lit. everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom)
Example sentences
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米 的 产量 產量 减少 減少 了 。
Production of rice has decreased.
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他 的 内疚 內疚 感 减少 減少 了 。
His sense of guilt was diminished.
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事故 没 沒 减少 減少 而 增加 。
Instead of fewer accidents there are more.
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日本 的 人口 在 减少 減少 。
Japan's population is declining.
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这 這 与 與 减少 減少 开支 開支 无关 無關 。
It isn't about cost reduction.
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