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HSK
4

to reduce

Composition


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Sounds

Pinyin

jian3 jiǎn

Meaning


Primary

to reduce

Alternatives

reduce, reduced, reduces, reducing, to subtract, subtract

Mnemonic


[ji-] Jimmy Neutron is in the [3] basement of the [-an] pawn shop, trying to sneakily grab some stuff without paying. He finds a huge 咸 blowgun that he wants, and sprays it with his 減 Reducing 氵 Spray. It 減 reduces down to the size of a pea. He places the pea-size 減 reduced 咸 blowgun into his mouth and begins to plan how to get out of the basement and pass the clerk without raising suspicion.

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