DICTIONARY
The Chinese word jianshao - 减少 - jiǎnshǎo
(to reduce in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
jiǎnshǎo
Listen to pronunciation
(Mandarin = standard Chinese without accent)
You're listening to the natural voice of a native speaker of Mandarin Chinese.
English translations
to reduce,
to decrease, to lessen, to lower, to cut down
Chinese characters:
For obtaining stroke order animations, visit the links to the individual characters below.
减少 ( jianshao / jiǎnshǎo ) in traditional characters
減少
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 减少 ( jianshao / jiǎnshǎo ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Women yao jianshao langfei.
Wǒmen yào jiǎnshǎo làngfèi.– English translation: We need to reduce waste.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
to subtract | less
减少 ( jianshao / jiǎnshǎo ) belongs to the 3000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 1100)
减少 ( jianshao / jiǎnshǎo ) belongs to the 3000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 1100)
Report missing or erroneous translation of jianshao in English
Contact us! We always appreciate good suggestions and helpful criticism.
All words in this dictionary (more to come) were taken from the multimedia Chinese learning software Han Trainer Pro.
This Chinese-English dictionary is currently under development.
This Chinese-English dictionary is currently under development.
Look up another word:
All content is protected under German and international copyright laws. imprint and contact data | privacy policy | cookie settings
Version 5.52 / Last updated: 2026-11-03