Chinese word

减轻

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiǎn qīng

Meaning

  • verblighten

Example

他想减轻父母的负担。tā xiǎng jiǎn qīng fù mǔ de fù dān

He wants to lighten his parents' burden.

Illustration for 减轻 (lighten)

More examples

医生说这种药可以减轻病人的痛苦。yī shēng shuō zhè zhǒng yào ké yǐ jiǎn qīng bìng rén de tòng kǔ

The doctor said this medicine can relieve the patient's suffering.

Core concept

A weight or burden becomes easier to carry as its heaviness falls.

Common phrases

  • 减轻负担jiǎn qīng fù dān

    lighten a burden

  • 减轻痛苦jiǎn qīng tòng kǔ

    relieve suffering

  • 减轻症状jiǎn qīng zhèng zhuàng

    relieve symptoms

Similar words

减少jián shǎo: Reduce the amount, number, or extent of something.
降低jiàng dī: Bring a level, standard, value, or rate down.
缓解huán jiě: Make pain, stress, symptoms, or a problem less troubling.
缓和huǎn hé: Soften tension, disagreement, or the intensity of a situation.

Definition in Chinese

降低物体的重量或使抽象的负担、压力、痛苦等的程度变小jiàng dī wù tǐ de zhòng liàng huò shǐ chōu xiàng de fù dān yā lì tòng kǔ děng de chéng dù biàn xiǎo

Word origin

减 (jiǎn, "reduce") + 轻 (qīng, "light") combines the ideas of lowering something until it is lighter, whether it is physical weight, pressure, or pain.

Usage tips

  • In everyday use, the object is usually the burden, pressure, pain, symptom, or load that becomes lighter, not the person carrying it.

Other meanings

  • relieveverb
  • reduceverb

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