HSK 4 vocabulary › 减少
减少
减少 in English: to lessen; to decrease
jiǎn shǎo
to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
How to pronounce 减少
jiǎn shǎo (without tone marks: jian shao). jiǎn is a third (low, dipping) tone; shǎo is a third (low, dipping) tone.
Characters in 减少
减 jiǎn
to lower; to decrease; to reduce
to lower; to decrease; to reduce
少 shǎo
few; less; to lack
few; less; to lack
Example sentences with 减少
| 附近的人增加了垃圾桶，商家减少塑料，志愿者继续宣传。 | from Plastic Bottles by the River |
Related words
| 多少 | duō shao | how much?; how many? | HSK 1 |
| 少 | shǎo | few; less | HSK 1 |
| 减肥 | jiǎn féi | to lose weight | HSK 4 |
| 缺少 | quē shǎo | lack; shortage of | HSK 4 |
| 至少 | zhì shǎo | at least; least | HSK 4 |
| 青少年 | qīng shào nián | adolescent; youth | HSK 5 |