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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 减少

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
减少 jiǎn shǎo - to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
4 4 4,076 810 2,289

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
减 jiǎn- to lower
- to decrease
- to reduce
- to subtract
- to diminish
少 shǎo- few
- less
- to lack
- to be missing
- to stop (doing sth)
- seldom
少 shào- young

Other Words Containing 减少

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
减少 4 4 4,076 810 2,289