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jián shǎo
v. to decrease (in amount or numbers)
80%     120%

Simplified Chinese

Traditional Chinese

Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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suī rán èr yuè diàn fēng shàn de chǎn liàng jián shǎo le dàn hái shi chāo guò le yī yuè
phr. Although February's production of electric fans has decreased, it still exceeds January's.
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wǒ men yào nǔ lì jián shǎo pín fù chā jù .
phr. We should try our best to reduce the gap between rich and poor.
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wǒ men zhèng zài zhú bù jián shǎo sù liào dài de shǐ yòng .
phr. We are gradually reducing the use of plastic bags.
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zài gān hàn dì qū, duō zhòng shù yǒu zhù yú jián shǎo fēng shā .
phr. In arid areas, planting more trees can decrease the sandy wind.
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suí zhe yě shēng dòng wù shù liàng de jián shǎo, dǎ liè bèi jìn zhǐ le .
phr. Due to the decreasing number of wild animals, hunting is forbidden.
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cān yì yuàn fǒu jué le jián shǎo jūn fèi zhī chū de yì àn .
phr. The Senate vetoed the bill that reduced the military spending.
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wǒ men yīng gāi nǔ lì jián shǎo fēng shā de qīn hài .
phr. We should work hard to reduce encroachments by sandstorms
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zài zhèng fǔ de chàng yì xià, gōng zhòng kāi shí jián sháo shǐ yòng sù liào dài .
phr. At the government's proposal, the public began to use fewer plastic bags.
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jié yù néng jián shǎo jiā tíng de fù dān .
phr. Birth-control can reduce the burden of families.
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zhèng fǔ xī wàng zhè zhǒng gè bié xiàn xiàng huì zhú jiàn jián shǎo
phr. The government hopes that this isolated phenomenon will decrease gradually.
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gù kè jián shǎo le sān fēn zhī yī .
phr. The number of customers reduced by one third.