减少(jiǎn shǎo): to lessen
to lessen
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
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Example sentences
How 减少 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
夏天那小河水量减少，成了涓涓细流。
xià tiān nà xiǎo hé shuǐ liàng jiǎn shǎo chéng le juān juān xì liú
The stream is reduced to a mere trickle in summer.
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