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to lower / to decrease / to reduce / to subtract / to diminish
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减
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【本义】:减少,由全体中去掉一部分
The primary meaning: Reduce, to remove part from the whole.
【造字法】:形声。从水,咸声。
Character formation: Phono-semantic compound, from water (水), sound 'xian'.
【意义】
1. 同本义 ([En.] reduce)
Same as the primary meaning (reduce).
引:
1 《说文》:减,渻也。
"Shuowen": Reduce means to diminish.
2 《广雅》:减,少也。
"Guangya": Reduce means to be less.
3 《管子·宙合》:减,尽也。
"Guanzzi": Reduce means to consume/increase.
4 《韩诗·巧言》:谮始既减。 传:“少也。”
"Han Poetry": The beginning is already diminished; it means less.
5 《左传·文公十七年》:克减侯宣多。
"Zuo Zhuan": Reduce the excess of Hou Xuan.
6 《汉书·元帝纪》:太仆减谷食。
"Han Shu": The Grand Minister reduces the grain rations.
7 清· 张廷玉《明史》:为减舆从。
Qing Dynasty: Zhang Tingyu in "Ming History": To reduce the entourage.
8 清· 方苞《狱中杂记》:增减要语。
Qing Dynasty: Fang Bao in "Miscellaneous Records from Prison": Important words of addition and reduction.
9 清· 洪亮吉《治平篇》:今昔而减。
Qing Dynasty: Hong Liangji in "Zhiping": The past and present have reduced.
10 清· 袁枚《祭妹文》:减一分则喜。
Qing Dynasty: Yuan Mei in "Essay for My Sister": Happy to reduce even a fraction.
例如:
如:减算(减少税收;减少年寿);减膳(吃素或减少菜肴);减了口里的(减少饮食)
For example: Reduce calculations (reduce tax; reduce lifespan); reduce meals (eat vegetarian or reduce dishes); reduced what’s in the mouth (reduce food consumption).
2. 不足;不到;少于 ([En.] be not enough; be insufficient)
Insufficient; less than enough.
引:
1 《世说新语》:王右军年减十岁时,大将军甚爱之。
"Shishuo Xinyu": Wang Youjun was loved greatly at ten years less than his age.
3. 诛,杀 ([En.] kill)
Kill.
引:
1 《史记·赵世家》:减二卿。
"Shiji": Reduced two ministers.
4. 降低;减轻 ([En.] lighten)
Reduce/lighten.
引:
1 《左传·昭公十四年》:不为末减。 注:“轻也。”
"Zuo Zhuan": Not to reduce the minor ones; notes: "lighten."
例如:
如:减流(从轻流放罪犯);减等(减轻刑罚的等级;从轻判刑;减低等级);减降(减轻降低);减汰(削减淘汰)
For example: Reduce flow (to lightly exile criminals); reduce ranks (reduce the severity of punishments; lightly sentence; lower ranks); reduce lowering; reduce elimination.
5. 节约,节省,俭约 ([En.] save)
Save.
例如:
如:减妆(亦作“减装”。妇女盛梳妆用品和首饰的匣子);减勒(从简);减样(简易的);减约(俭省节约)
For example: Reduce makeup (also called "reduce adornment". Women's boxes filled with cosmetics and jewelry); reduce constraint (simplify); reduce model (simplified); save (economical).
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