减轻 jiǎnqīng to lighten
to lighten; to ease; to alleviate
How to remember 减轻: 减 decrease + 轻 light = to lighten.
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How it is used
- "To lighten, reduce, ease" a burden, pain, or pressure - 减轻负担 (jiǎnqīng fùdān) to lighten the burden, 减轻疼痛 to ease pain.
- Takes abstract nouns as objects - weight, stress, symptoms - not concrete physical objects.
- Contrast with 减少 (jiǎnshǎo) "to reduce (in quantity/number)", used for countable things like 减少人数 reduce the number of people; 减轻 is about intensity/degree, not count.
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。 Tā de tǐzhòngjiǎnqīng le.She has lost weight.
- 这种药会减轻你的疼痛。 Zhèzhǒng yàohuì jiǎnqīng nǐ de téngtòng.This medicine will decrease your pain.