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减轻
jiǎnqīng
Description
"减轻"的意思是让重量、痛苦或者压力变少、变小。
"减轻" means to make weight, pain, or pressure less or smaller.
我们常常说减轻负担、减轻压力或者减轻疼痛。
We often say 减轻负担 (reduce burden), 减轻压力 (reduce stress), or 减轻疼痛 (reduce pain).
Meanings
减轻jiǎnqīng
to reduce; to lessen; to ease
这个药可以减轻疼痛。
This medicine can relieve pain.
减轻jiǎnqīng
to relieve a burden or pressure
他想减轻爸爸妈妈的负担。
He wants to lighten his parents' burden.
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Notes
- Etymology
减 (reduce) + 轻 (light/less), literally "reduce to make lighter".
- Nuance
减轻 stresses lessening intensity; 减少 stresses lowering quantity or number.
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