减少
Written jiǎn shǎo, said jián shǎo — a third tone before another third tone is said as a second.
Meaning
- to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
Example sentence
米的产量减少了。
Production of rice has decreased.
Characters in 减少
减 to reduce plus 少, few. 减 is the arithmetic minus; 增加 is its exact opposite.