[jiǎn shǎo]
reduce; decrease; lessen; cut down; run-down; decay; depress; spano; droop(ing); lessening; facilate; degrade; thin-out; minus; deplete; minify; rebate; waning; drop; fall off; sink; go down; cut; cut back; make [give] a reduction; be on the decrease; diminish; abate
cut down by ten percent
减少百分之十
reduction in wages
减少工资
population decrease
人口减少
make considerabale reduction
大幅度减少
reduce nonproductive expenditure
减少非生产性开支
reduce time taken by meetings
减少开会时间
lessen the danger
减少危险
simplify organization and reduce administrative levels
精简机构，减少层次
There has been a decrease in traffic accidents.
交通事故减少了。
Last year there was a 20% decrease in his earnings.
去年他的收入减少了20%。
They hope for a small diminution in taxes.
他们希望捐税能稍有减少。