减少 (jiǎn shǎo) — to reduce, to decrease, to cut down
Definition
A general-purpose verb for 'to reduce/decrease' (amount, time, cost, pressure — anything countable). Unlike 减, it takes an object directly, and unlike 下降 it implies an active choice rather than a natural drop.
verb
to reduceto decreaseto cut down
Examples
- 减少。Tā jiǎn shǎo le měi tiān wán yóu xì de shí jiān.He cut down the time he spends playing games every day.
- 减少。Zhèng fǔ jué dìng jiǎn shǎo shuì shōu yǐ bāng zhù xiǎo qǐ yè.The government decided to reduce taxes to help small businesses.
- 减少。Duō yùn dòng kě yǐ bāng zhù jiǎn shǎo gōng zuò yā lì.Doing more exercise can help reduce work stress.
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