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减退

jiǎn tuì

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 減退

减退 (jiǎn tuì) means "to ebb; to go down; to decline". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 减退 means

1. to ebb
2. to go down
3. to decline

The characters in 减退

• 减jiǎnto lower; to decrease; to reduce
• 退tuìto retreat; to withdraw; to reject; to return (sth); to decline

Example sentences

• 药效开始渐渐减退。
  The effects of the medicine were wearing off.

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