减

减(減) [jiǎn] 动

1. ■ （由原有数量中去掉一部分） subtract:

九减四得五。 Nine minus four is five.; Four from nine is five.; Subtract four from nine and you have five.

2. ■ （降低; 衰退） reduce; decrease; cut:

工作热情有增无减 work with ever increasing zeal;

减半 reduce by half;

他人虽老了， 干劲却不减当年。 Old as he is, he works just as hard as he did in his younger days.

名

1. ■ （姓氏） a surname:

减宣 Jian Xuan