减少

jiǎn shǎo · jian shao

Traditional 減少

Meaning

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  1. to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower

In a sentence

2 examples
01

费(fèi)欧(ōu)娜(nà)的(de)来(lái)信(xìn)渐(jiàn)渐(jiàn)减(jiǎn)少(shǎo)了(le)。

Letters from Fiona came gradually less and less.

Tatoeba: Chinese by cienias · English by weihaiping · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

节(jié)约(yuē)能(néng)源(yuán)可(kě)减(jiǎn)少(shǎo)温(wēn)室(shì)气(qì)体(tǐ)排(pái)出(chū)到(dào)大(dà)气(qì)层(céng)。

Saving energy can reduce the emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jjbraam · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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