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减轻

jiǎn qīng

HSK 3.0 level 4 2-character word Traditional 減輕

减轻 (jiǎn qīng) means "to lighten; to ease; to alleviate". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 减轻 means

1. to lighten
2. to ease
3. to alleviate

The characters in 减轻

• 减jiǎnto lower; to decrease; to reduce
• 轻qīnglight; easy; gentle

Example sentences

• 痛开始减轻了。
  Tòng kāishǐ jiǎnqīng le.
  The pain has started to ease now.
• 她的体重减轻了。
  She has lost weight.
• 语言不能减轻她的悲痛。
  No words can relieve her deep sorrow.
• 这种药会减轻你的疼痛。
  This medicine will decrease your pain.
• 卡拉OK对减轻压力有益。
  Kǎlā O K duì jiǎnqīng yālì yǒuyì.
  Karaoke is good for reducing stress.
• 她吃了中药，所以症状减轻了。
  Tā chī le Zhōngyào, suǒyǐ zhèngzhuàng jiǎnqīng le.
  She took Chinese medicine, which relieved her symptoms.

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