jiǎn
shǎo

HSK 4
common
verb

Meaning of 减少

减少 means to reduce; to decrease; to lessen. Pronounced jiǎn shǎo. HSK 4.

  • to reduce; to decrease; to lessen

Definitions & Examples

Gōng
wèi
le
jié
yuē
chéng
běn
 
jué
dìng
jiǎn
shǎo
rén
yuán
 

To save costs, the company decided to reduce staff.

wàng
néng
jiǎn
shǎo
xiē
yào
de
fan
 

I hope you can reduce some unnecessary trouble.

Gōng
zuò
zhōng
de
quē
diǎn
jīng
míng
xiǎn
jiǎn
shǎo
le
 

The shortcomings in our work have significantly decreased.

men
yīng
gāi
jiǎn
shǎo
liào
de
shǐ使
yòng
lái
bǎo
huán
jìng
 

We should reduce the use of plastic to protect the environment.

yào
hòu
 
de
téng
tòng
jiǎn
shǎo
le
 

After taking the medicine, his pain lessened.