减 (減)
jiǎn
Pinyin

Definition

减 (減)
 - 
jiǎn
  1. to lower
  2. to decrease
  3. to reduce
  4. to subtract
  5. to diminish

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

减
jiǎn
  1. 1 to lower
  2. 2 to decrease
  3. 3 to reduce
  4. 4 to subtract
  5. 5 to diminish
减少
jiǎn shǎo
  1. 1 to lessen
  2. 2 to decrease
  3. 3 to reduce
  4. 4 to lower
减肥
jiǎn féi
  1. 1 to lose weight
删减
shān jiǎn
  1. 1 to abridge (a text)
  2. 2 to edit out (of a movie)
  3. 3 to cut back (a budget, a curriculum)
削减
xuē jiǎn
  1. 1 to cut down
  2. 2 to reduce
  3. 3 to lower

Idioms (2)

偷工减料
tōu gōng jiǎn liào
  1. 1 to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
  2. 2 jerry-building
  3. 3 sloppy work
有增无减
yǒu zēng wú jiǎn
  1. 1 to increase without letup
  2. 2 to get worse and worse (idiom)

Sample Sentences

日本首相安倍晋三和美国总统唐纳德·特朗普27日在东京会晤。日本媒体报道，双方就贸易问题分歧依旧，特朗普摆出不会放松为削减美国贸易逆差而继续施压日本的姿态。
Rìběn shǒuxiàng ĀnbèiJìnsān hé Měiguó zǒngtǒng Tángnàdé ·Tèlǎngpǔ rì zài Dōngjīng huìwù 。Rìběn méitǐ bàodào ，shuāngfāng jiù màoyì wèntí fēnqí yījiù ，Tèlǎngpǔ bǎi chū bùhuì fàngsōng wèi xuējiǎn Měiguó màoyìnìchā ér jìxù shīyā Rìběn de zītài 。
2: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US President Donald Trump met in Tokyo on the 27th. Japanese media reported that the two sides still have differences on trade issues, and Trump will not relax the pressure on Japan to reduce the US trade deficit.
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特朗普声称，两国贸易不平衡“大到难以置信”，美方将谈判削减对日贸易逆差并消除贸易壁垒。
Tèlǎngpǔ shēngchēng ，liǎng guó màoyì bù pínghéng “dà dào nányǐzhìxìn ”，Měi fāng jiāng tánpàn xuējiǎn duì Rì màoyìnìchā bìng xiāochú màoyìbìlěi 。
Trump claims that the trade imbalance between the two countries is "unbelievable" and the US will negotiate to cut the trade deficit with Japan and eliminate trade barriers.
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申请人只跑一个窗口，即可办理工作许可和居留许可，实现了减环节、减时间、减材料，大幅提升审批效率。
shēnqǐng rén zhǐ pǎo yīgē chuāngkǒu ，jíkě bànlǐ gōngzuò xǔkě hé jūliú xǔkě ，shíxiàn le jiǎn huánjié 、jiǎn shíjiān 、jiǎn cáiliào ，dàfú tíshēng shěnpī xiàolǜ 。
Applicants can apply for a work permit and a residence permit at the same time through the same window, resulting in the reduction of steps, time and resources utilisation. This vastly improves the efficiency of examination and approval.
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虽然粮食主产区分布广泛，但中国只有占全球7%的可耕地，要养活占全球20%的人口，因建设占用、灾毁、生态退耕等耕地面积持续减少。
suīrán liángshi zhǔchǎnqū fēnbù guǎngfàn ，dàn Zhōngguó zhǐ yǒu zhàn quánqiú de kěgēngdì ，yào yǎnghuo zhàn quánqiú de rénkǒu ，yīn jiànshè zhànyòng 、zāihuǐ 、shēngtàituìgēng děng gēngdì miànjī chíxù jiǎnshǎo 。
Although the main grain producing areas are widely distributed, China only has 7% of the world's arable land, and it has to feed 20% of the world's population. The area of cultivated land such as construction occupation, disasters, and ecological farmland has continued to decrease.
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中国将在2020年建成8亿亩高标准农田，更加高产，并可减少用水、化肥和农药。
Zhōngguó jiāng zài nián jiànchéng yì mǔ gāobiāozhǔn nóngtián ，gèngjiā gāochǎn ，bìng kě jiǎnshǎo yòngshuǐ 、huàféi hé nóngyào 。
China will build 800 million acres of high-standard farmland in 2020, which will be more productive and reduce water, fertilizer and pesticides.
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很多公司在盖房子的时候，都会偷工减料。结果地震一来，全部都倒了。
hěnduō gōngsī zài gài fángzi de shíhou ，dōu huì tōugōngjiǎnliào 。jiéguǒ dìzhèn yī lái ，quánbù dōu dǎo le 。
A lot of companies would cut corners when they build houses. When the earthquake hit, all the houses fell down in the end.
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别偷工减料，因为偷鸡不着蚀把米。
bié tōugōngjiǎnliào ，yīnwèi tōujībùzháoshíbǎmǐ 。
Don’t skimp on the materials because you might go for wool and come back shorn.
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你又想减肥，又想吃甜食，鱼与熊掌不可兼得，只能选一个。
nǐ yòu xiǎng jiǎnféi ，yòu xiǎng chī tiánshí ，yúyǔxióngzhǎngbùkějiāndé ，zhǐnéng xuǎn yī ge 。
You want to lose weight and also want to eat dessert. You can't have it both ways. You can only choose one.  
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一起看看各国的减压妙招！
yīqǐ kànkan gèguó de jiǎnyā miàozhāo ！
Let’s explore the de-stress tactics of different countries!
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学习压力、就业压力、生存压力，各种各样的压力时刻萦绕在我们周围，如何减压已成为各国普遍关心的问题。
xuéxí yālì 、jiùyè yālì 、shēngcún yālì ，gèzhǒnggèyàng de yālì shíkè yíngrào zài wǒmen zhōuwéi ，rúhé jiǎnyā yǐ chéngwéi gèguó pǔbiàn guānxīn de wèntí 。
The pressure of learning, the pressure of employment, the pressure of survival, and various pressures are lingering around us all the time. How to reduce the pressure has become a common concern of all countries.
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