减掉 (jiǎn diào) — to subtract; to lose (weight)
Definition
A colloquial resultative verb meaning 'to take off / lose by reducing.' Used for subtracting numbers and for losing weight — slightly less formal than 减少, which is the standard written term for 'to reduce.'
verb
to subtractto lose (weight)
Examples
- 减掉。Cóng shí jiǎn diào sān shì qī.Subtract three from ten, and you get seven.
- 减掉。Tā yí gè yuè jiǎn diào le wǔ gōng jīn.He lost five kilograms in one month.
- 减掉。Wǒ xū yào jiǎn diào yì xiē gōng zuò.I need to cut down on some work.
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