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减

jiǎn · jian

Traditional 減

HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to lower
  2. to decrease
  3. to reduce
  4. to subtract
  5. to diminish
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Spend fifty, get ten off

  1. Liangliang

    满(mǎn)五十(wǔshí)减(jiǎn)十(shí)，我们(wǒmen)再(zài)点(diǎn)一杯(yībēi)吧(ba)！

    Spend fifty, get ten off. Let us order another cup!

  2. Dengdeng

    现在(xiànzài)一共(yīgòng)多少钱(duōshaoqián)？

    How much is the total now?

  3. Liangliang

    四十五(sìshíwǔ)，再(zài)加(jiā)一杯(yībēi)是(shì)六十五(liùshíwǔ)。

    Forty-five. With another cup it is sixty-five.

  4. Dengdeng

    六十五(liùshíwǔ)减(jiǎn)十(shí)，是(shì)五十五(wǔshíwǔ)。

    Sixty-five minus ten is fifty-five.

  5. Liangliang

    两杯(liǎngbēi)才(cái)五十五(wǔshíwǔ)，很(hěn)划算(huásuàn)！

    Two cups for only fifty-five. Good value!

  6. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)本来(běnlái)只(zhǐ)想(xiǎng)花(huā)四十五(sìshíwǔ)啊(a)！

    But I originally only wanted to spend forty-five!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)家(jiā)店(diàn)决(jué)定(dìng)把(bǎ)价(jià)格(gé)减(jiǎn)到(dào)一(yí)半(bàn)。

This shop decided to cut the price by half.

02

医(yī)生(shēng)建(jiàn)议(yì)他(tā)减(jiǎn)掉(diào)一(yì)些(xiē)体(tǐ)重(zhòng)。

The doctor suggested he lose some weight.

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