Chinese word dictionary

减妆

jiǎn zhuāng · makeup box (old)

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Word information

Simplified减妆

Traditional減妝

Pinyinjiǎn zhuāng

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

减jiǎn

to decrease, to subtract, to diminish

妆zhuāng

adornment, make-up; to dress up, to use make-up

How to learn 减妆

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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减jiǎn

to lower; to decrease; to reduce; to subtract; to diminish

减轻jiǎnqīng

to lighten; to ease; to alleviate

减少jiǎnshǎo

to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower

减肥jiǎnféi

to lose weight

化妆huàzhuāng

to put on makeup

减弱jiǎnruò

to weaken; to diminish