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减除

jiǎn chú

2-character word Traditional 減除

What 减除 means

1. to reduce
2. to lessen (pain etc)
3. to deduct (from taxes)

The characters in 减除

• 减jiǎnto lower; to decrease; to reduce
• 除chúto get rid of; to remove; to exclude

Sounds the same

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

• 剪除to eradicate; to exterminate

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