Chinese word dictionary

削减

xuējiǎn · to cut down; to reduce; to lower

Practice word

Word information

Simplified削减

Traditional削減

Pinyinxuējiǎn

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.

削xuē

to pare, to scrape, to trim

减jiǎn

to decrease, to subtract, to diminish

How to learn 削减

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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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

减弱jiǎnruò

to weaken; to diminish

减压jiǎnyā

to reduce pressure; to relax