递减 (dì jiǎn) — to decrease gradually, to decline progressively

Definition

Examples

• 随着时间的推移，成本逐渐递减。
  Suí zhe shí jiān de tuī yí, chéng běn zhú jiàn dì jiǎn.
  As time goes by, costs gradually decrease.
• 这个地区的犯罪率正在逐年递减。
  Zhè ge dì qū de fàn zuì lǜ zhèng zài zhú nián dì jiǎn.
  The crime rate in this area is progressively decreasing year by year.
• 温度从山顶到山脚按比例递减。
  Wēn dù cóng shān dǐng dào shān jiǎo àn bǐ lì dì jiǎn.
  The temperature decreases proportionally from the mountaintop to the foot of the mountain.