Meaning
to lower; to decrease; to reduce; to subtract; to diminish
Chinese: 降低、放低。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “jian” becomes a different word in each tone. 减 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 减少jiǎn shǎoto lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
- 减肥jiǎn féito lose weight
- 减轻jiǎn qīngto lighten; to ease; to alleviate
- 减弱jiǎn ruòto weaken; to diminish
- 减压jiǎn yāto reduce pressure; to relax
Example Sentence
老师教我们做加法和减法。Lǎo shī jiāo wǒ men zuò jiā fǎ hé jiǎn fǎ.The teacher teaches us addition and subtraction.
老师Lǎo shīteacher教jiāoto teach我们wǒ menwe做zuòto make加法jiā fǎaddition和héand减法jiǎn fǎsubtraction。