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减掉

jiǎn diào

2-character word Traditional 減掉

What 减掉 means

1. to subtract
2. to lose (weight)

The characters in 减掉

• 减jiǎnto lower; to decrease; to reduce
• 掉diàoto fall; to drop; to lag behind

Example sentences

• 她曾经夸口说一个月之内要减掉5公斤赘肉。
  Tā céngjīng kuākǒu shuō yī gè yuè zhīnèi yào jiǎndiào 5 gōngjīn zhuìròu.
  She once proudly stated that she was going to lose 5 kilos of fat in a single month.

Sounds the same

Read jiǎn diào, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 剪掉to cut off; to cut away; to trim

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