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减低 (jiǎn dī) — to reduce, to lower, to cut (prices, costs, speed, etc.)

Definition

减低 (jiǎn dī) is a formal verb meaning 'to reduce / lower' (prices, speed, risk, etc.), typically used in written or official contexts rather than everyday speech.

verb
to reduceto lowerto cut (prices, costs, speed, etc.)

Examples

  • 减低。
    Gōng sī jué dìng jiǎn dī chǎn pǐn jià gé.
    The company decided to reduce product prices.
  • ，减低。
    Wèi le ān quán, sī jī xū yào jiǎn dī chē sù.
    For safety, drivers need to lower their speed.
  • 减低。
    Zhèng fǔ cǎi qǔ cuò shī jiǎn dī shī yè lǜ.
    The government took measures to cut the unemployment rate.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

减jiǎnreduce
低dīlow

减 lowers something, and 低 is the resulting lower state.

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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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
亻Written in full as人rénman, person
Sound part声符shēngfú
氐
氐dī低dī
Same sound today

In 低, the left side 亻 is a person, and the right side 氐 gives the sound; the image is a person lowering or bowing themselves.

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