減 (gaam2 | jian3) : subtract, deduct; reduce, decrease

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減

gaam2

jian3

[1] subtract; deduct; minus
[2] reduce; decrease; cut

Stroke count: 12

Level: 1

Radical: 水 (#85)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

減 / 减

This word has been viewed 8874 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 23rd Mar 2014 13:32

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減息 gaam2 sik1 jian3 xi1 = reduce interest

減肥 gaam2 fei4 jian3 fei2 = diet

大減價 daai6 gaam2 gaa3 = big price reductions; a sale

削減 soek3 gaam2 xue4 jian3; xiao1 jian3 = to cut down; to reduce; to lower

減低 gaam2 dai1 jian3 di1 = to lower; to reduce

減少 gaam2 siu2 jian3 shao3 = to lessen; to reduce; to decrease; to lower

減弱 gaam2 joek6 jian3 ruo4 = to weaken

減產 gaam2 caan2 jian3 chan3 = to lower production; a reduction in production

減輕 gaam2 heng1 jian3 qing1 = to lighten (a load); to ease (a burden); to alleviate

減價 gaam2 gaa3 jian3 jia4 = depreciation; to reduce the price

縮減 suk1 gaam2 suo1 jian3 = to cut, to reduce

裁減 coi4 gaam2 cai2 jian3 = to reduce, to lessen, to cut down

減除 gaam2 ceoi4 = to diminish

偷工減料 tau1 gung1 gaam2 liu6*2 = jerry-build; to do shoddy work and use inferior material

清減 ceng1 gaam2 = reset substract

減筆字 gaam2 bat1 zi6 = characters written in a simplified form

減肥可樂 gaam2 fei4 ho2 lok6 = Diet Coke

減低速度 gaam2 dai1 cuk1 dou6 jian3 di1 su4 du4 = retard; decelerate

裁減軍備 coi4 gaam2 gwan1 bei6 cai2 jian3 jun1 bei4 = arms reduction

減實 gaam2 sat6 = final reduction; lowest price; best discount 粵

百分減少 baak3 fan6 gaam2 siu2 bai3 fen1 jian3 shao3 = percentage decrease

能減肥 nang4 gaam2 fei4 = inducing weight loss

減債 gaam2 zaai3 = reduce debt

減壓 gaam2 aat3 = reduce stress

減薪 gaam2 san1 = pay cuts

減半 gaam2 bun3 jian3 ban4 = to reduce by half

減噪 gaam2 cou3 jian2 zao4 = noise reduction

減小 gaam2 siu2 jian3 xiao3 = to reduce; to decrease; to diminish

減退 gaam2 teoi3 jian3 tui4 = to ebb; to go down; to decline

減刑 gaam2 jing4 jian3 xing2 = mitigate a sentence; reduce a penalty

減慢 gaam2 maan6 jian3 man4 = to slow down

減壓症 gaam2 aat3 zing3 jian3 ya1 zheng4 = decompression sickness; the bends

減壓病 gaam2 aat3 beng6 jian3 ya1 bing4 = decompression sickness; the bends

減租 gaam2 zou1 jian3 zu1 = reduce the rent; a rent reduction

減速 gaam2 cuk1 jian3 su4 = to slow down; to decelerate

衰減因子 seoi1 gaam2 jan1 zi2 shuai1 jian3 yin1 zi3 = decay factor

甲狀腺功能減退 gaap3 zong6 sin3 gung1 nang4 gaam2 teoi3 jia3 zhuang4 xian4 gong1 neng2 jian3 jin4 = hypothyroidism (common formation)

減數分裂 gaam2 sou3 fan1 lit6 jian3 shu4 fen1 lie4 = [bio.] meiosis (in sexual reproduction)

減肥百事 gaam2 fei4 baak3 si6 = Diet Pepsi

減少廢物委員會 gaam2 siu2 fai3 mat6 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2 = Waste Reduction Committee

削減戰略核武器會談 soek3 gaam2 zin3 loek6 hat6 mou5 hei3 wui6 taam4 xue1 jian3 zhan4 lue4 he2 wu3 qi4 hui4 tan2 = Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START)

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肥仔要做多啲運動減肥。粵
Fat guys have to do more exercise to lose weight.

正值減價，你多買幾件衣服吧。國
We're right in the midst of a sale, you should buy a few more shirts.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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