减掉 (jiǎn diào) — to subtract; to lose (weight)

Définition

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)

Exemples

  • 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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