减

jiǎn

HSK 4 verb

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Meaning 释义

  1. to lower
  2. to decrease
  3. to reduce
  4. to subtract
  5. to diminish

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In real sentences 真实例句

九jiǔ减jiǎn六liù等于děngyú多少duōshǎo？

How many is nine minus six?

Tatoeba #973642

你nǐ上个月shànggèyuè减jiǎn了le多少duōshǎo公斤gōngjīn？

How many kilograms did you lose last month?

Tatoeba #13839302

汤姆Tāngmǔ和hé玛丽Mǎlì减肥jiǎnféi都dōu没méi减jiǎn下来xiàlai。

Neither Tom nor Mary has been losing weight.

Tatoeba #8975247

十shí减jiǎn二èr等于děngyú八bā。

Subtract two from ten and you have eight.

Tatoeba #9084064

Example sentences: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR

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