Chinese word dictionary

减负

jiǎnfù · to alleviate a burden on sb

Practice word

Word information

Simplified减负

Traditional減負

Pinyinjiǎnfù

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

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

负fù

load, burden; to carry, to bear

How to learn 减负

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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Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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负责fùzé

to be responsible for; to be in charge of; to bear responsibility for; conscientious

负责人fùzérén

person in charge

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

负担fùdān

to bear (an expense, a responsibility etc); burden