減少

jiǎn shǎo

A2 Level 4 ★ Core word
Transitive process verb

減少 (jiǎn shǎo) is a Chinese word meaning “to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower”. It sits at TOCFL Level 4 (CEFR A2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower

Stroke order

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Example

為了環保,我們應該減少使用塑膠袋。

For the environment, we should use fewer plastic bags.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).