减少
jiǎn shǎoㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄠˇ
Sino-Vietnamese: GIẢM THIỂU
Traditional: 減少
HSK 4HSK 3.0 · 4TOCFL 3
Meaning(verb, verbal noun)
to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
Examples
今年的游客减少了很多。
jīn nián de yóu kè jiǎn shǎo le hěn duō.
The number of tourists dropped a lot this year.
我们要减少用塑料袋。
wǒ men yào jiǎn shǎo yòng sù liào dài.
We should use fewer plastic bags.
工厂减少了加班的时间。
gōng chǎng jiǎn shǎo le jiā bān de shí jiān.
The factory cut down on overtime.
Easily confused
- 降低 — 减少 is for amounts (people, time); 降低 for levels or heights (price, temperature, standards).
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Stroke order
GIẢM · 11 strokes
to lower; to decrease; to reduce; to subtract; to diminish
THIẾU · 4 strokes
few; less; to lack; to be missing; to stop (doing sth); seldom