Reduce in Chinese
to reduce · HSK 4
降低
- 降 to fall
- 低 low
我们要想办法降低成本。 We need to find ways to lower costs.
Other ways to say reduce
More words with 降 or 低
How do you say reduce in Chinese?
Reduce in Chinese is 降低 (jiàng dī). You can also say 减轻 (jiǎn qīng), 减少 (jiǎn shǎo), 缩小 (suō xiǎo), 减 (jiǎn).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
The CC-CEDICT dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.
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