Chinese
jiǎnshǎo
Meaning: to reduce; to decrease; to lessen
Part of Speech: Verb

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Example sentences

使用大眾運輸可以減少空氣污染。
使用大众运输可以减少空气污染。
Using public transportation can reduce air pollution.
政府最近修訂了環境保護條例,以減少工業汙染。
The government recently revised the environmental protection regulations to reduce industrial pollution.
政府呼籲民眾在颱風期間減少外出。
The government appealed to the public to reduce going out during the typhoon.
我們必須減少支出
We must reduce expenses.
我們應該保護生態環境,減少污染。
We should protect the ecological environment and reduce pollution.

Usage Notes

Used for abstract or concrete quantities.

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