[jiǎn qīng]
lighten; ease; alleviate; mitigate; remit; relieve
alleviate [ease] a patient's suffering
减轻病人的痛苦
commutation of punishment
减轻惩罚
mitigate a punishment
减轻处分
lighten the burden on the state
减轻国家的负担
reduce labour intensity; lighten [reduce] the intensity of labour
减轻劳动强度
lighten the people's burden
减轻人民负担
commutation of penalty; reduction of punishment
减轻刑罚
diminish responsibility
减轻责任
extenuation of a crime
减轻罪行
find relief from taking a medicine
吃药减轻病痛
The doctor's treatment gave no relief to the patient.
那医生的治疗并未使病人的病情减轻。