减

jiǎn · jian

Traditional 減

Meaning

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  1. to lower
  2. to decrease
  3. to reduce
  4. to subtract
  5. to diminish

In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)家(jiā)店(diàn)决(jué)定(dìng)把(bǎ)价(jià)格(gé)减(jiǎn)到(dào)一(yí)半(bàn)。

This shop decided to cut the price by half.

02

医(yī)生(shēng)建(jiàn)议(yì)他(tā)减(jiǎn)掉(diào)一(yì)些(xiē)体(tǐ)重(zhòng)。

The doctor suggested he lose some weight.

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