reduce; decrease; lessen
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to reduce; to decrease; to lessen
Used broadly to indicate making something smaller in quantity, number, intensity, or degree. Often used in both concrete and abstract contexts.
Gōng公
sī司
wèi为
le了
jié节
yuē约
chéng成
běn本
，
jué决
dìng定
jiǎn减
shǎo少
rén人
yuán员
。
To save costs, the company decided to reduce staff.
Wǒ我
xī希
wàng望
nǐ你
néng能
jiǎn减
shǎo少
yī一
xiē些
bù不
bì必
yào要
de的
má麻
fan烦
。
I hope you can reduce some unnecessary trouble.
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Gōng工
zuò作
zhōng中
de的
quē缺
diǎn点
yǐ已
jīng经
míng明
xiǎn显
jiǎn减
shǎo少
le了
。
The shortcomings in our work have significantly decreased.
Wǒ我
men们
yīng应
gāi该
jiǎn减
shǎo少
sù塑
liào料
de的
shǐ使
yòng用
lái来
bǎo保
hù护
huán环
jìng境
。
We should reduce the use of plastic to protect the environment.
Fú服
yào药
hòu后
，
tā他
de的
téng疼
tòng痛
jiǎn减
shǎo少
le了
。
After taking the medicine, his pain lessened.