# 减少 (jiǎnshǎo)

In Mandarin Chinese, 减少 (jiǎnshǎo) means “to decrease; to reduce”. It is part of the HSK 4 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to decrease; to reduce
- Pinyin: jiǎnshǎo (jian3 shao3)
- Traditional: 減少
- HSK 3.0 · Level 4
- HSK 2.0 · Level 4

## Examples

- 我们应该减少浪费。
  Wǒmen yīnggāi jiǎnshǎo làngfèi.
  We should reduce waste.

## Characters

- [减](https://hanziro.com/word/jian-reduce/) (jiǎn): to reduce; to subtract
- [少](https://hanziro.com/word/shao-few/) (shǎo): few; little

https://hanziro.com/word/jian-shao-decrease/

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