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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 3 (est.) · 詞
減少 word · TOCFL 3 (est.)
減少 ＝ 減 ＋ 少
ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄠˇ · jiǎnshǎo
verb — to reduce; to decrease; to diminish

字源 FORM — what the parts do

減to subtract; to lessen (加減的減)jiǎn
少few; little; less (多少的少)shǎo
減少，加減的減，多少的少。
關 · Related
增加zēngjiāto increase — the antonym pair削減xuējiǎnto cut back — same 減; 削減 implies deliberate cutting, often of budgets or forces