(jiǎn shǎo) - to reduce, to decrease, to cut down in Mandarin
jiǎnshǎoTraditional: 減少
Translation
to reduce, to decrease, to cut down
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减
少
Examples
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We should use less water.
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We should cut down on waste.
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Reducing mistakes is very important.
减少 (jiǎnshǎo) is to reduce or decrease, both transitive (减少用水) and intransitive (人数减少了, the numbers have fallen). Its opposite is 增加 (zēngjiā, to increase).
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