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减轻

jiǎn qīng · jian qing

Traditional 減輕

HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to lighten
  2. to ease
  3. to alleviate
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The watermelon in the bag

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)的(de)背包(bēibāo)怎么(zěnme)这么(zhème)重(zhòng)？

    Why is your backpack so heavy?

  2. Liangliang

    里面(lǐmiàn)有(yǒu)三瓶(sānpíng)水(shuǐ)，两本(liǎngběn)书(shū)，还有(háiyǒu)一个(yīgè)西瓜(xīguā)。

    Inside are three bottles of water, two books, and a watermelon.

  3. Dengdeng

    西瓜(xīguā)？先(xiān)把(bǎ)它(tā)拿(ná)出来(chūlái)，减轻(jiǎnqīng)一点(yīdiǎn)。

    A watermelon? Take it out first to lighten it a bit.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，拿出来(náchūlái)了(le)，现在(xiànzài)减轻(jiǎnqīng)多(duō)了(le)。

    OK, it is out. Now it is much lighter.

  5. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)在(zài)这儿(zhèr)把(bǎ)西瓜(xīguā)吃(chī)了(le)吧(ba)，回去(huíqu)的(de)时候(shíhou)就(jiù)更(gèng)轻(qīng)了(le)。

    Let us eat the watermelon here, and the way back will be even lighter.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)种(zhǒng)药(yào)会(huì)减(jiǎn)轻(qīng)你(nǐ)的(de)疼(téng)痛(tòng)。

This medicine will decrease your pain.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)吃(chī)了(le)中(zhōng)药(yào)，减(jiǎn)轻(qīng)了(le)她(tā)的(de)症(zhèng)状(zhuàng)。

She took Chinese medicine, which relieved her symptoms.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by eastasiastudent · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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