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减少
jiǎn shǎo
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- pinyin
- jiǎn shǎo
- simplified
- 减少
- traditional
- 減少
1 · 动词
to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
减少；减少；减少；降低
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The doctor advised him to reduce his salt intake.
English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Candidate — listening review pending
医生建议他减少食盐的摄入量。
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