减量 (jiǎn liáng) — to reduce the quantity or amount of something

Definition

A more formal verb-object compound meaning to reduce the quantity or amount of something (production, dosage, usage). Common in written or official contexts; everyday speech usually prefers 减少.

verb
to reduce the quantity or amount of something

Examples

  • 减量，。
    Gōng chǎng jué dìng jiǎn liáng shēng chǎn, jiǎn shǎo kù cún.
    The factory decided to reduce production to lower inventory.
  • 减量。
    Zhè zhǒng yào de jì liàng xū yào jiǎn liáng.
    The dosage of this medicine needs to be reduced.
  • ，减量。
    Wèi le huán bǎo, wǒ men yào jiǎn liáng shǐ yòng sù liào dài.
    For environmental protection, we should reduce the use of plastic bags.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

减jiǎnreduce
量liángquantity

The sense of 减 (reduce) acts on 量 (quantity), meaning lower the amount.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 減; 减 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 減 has 氵, water, and 咸, a seal: sealing off a stream of water lessens its flow. The simplified 减 is a later abbreviation.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 日日rìsun
  • 東東dōngbag; east

量 has 日 (sun) over 東 (bag; east). Some explanations suggest measuring under the sun or the sun rising in the east, but the exact origin is unclear.

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