Chinese word dictionary

减少

jiǎnshǎo · to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower

Practice word

Word information

Simplified减少

Traditional減少

Pinyinjiǎnshǎo

Part of speech动

HSK 3.04

HSK 2.04

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

少shǎo

few, little; less; inadequate

How to learn 减少

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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多少duōshao

how much?; how many?; (phone number, student ID etc) what number?

少shǎo

few; less; to lack; to be missing; to stop (doing sth); seldom

减jiǎn

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

减轻jiǎnqīng

to lighten; to ease; to alleviate

缺少quēshǎo

lack; shortage of; shortfall; to be short (of); to lack

少见shǎojiàn

rare; seldom seen; (formal) it's a rare pleasure to see you