jiǎn

to lower; to decrease; to reduce

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 4 trad. 減

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Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

See it in sentences

他最近减了五斤。

He lost five jin recently.

这件衣服减了两百块。

This clothing item was reduced by two hundred yuan.