Chinese symbol for “impair”
减损
jiǎn sǔn
Traditional: 減損
to impair; to degrade; to decrease; to reduce
The closest CC-CEDICT match for impair is 减损 (jiǎn sǔn), defined as: to impair; to degrade; to decrease; to reduce; to weaken; to detract from.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “impair”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 减损.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 减少 (減少) | jiǎn shǎo | to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower |
| 减轻 (減輕) | jiǎn qīng | to lighten; to ease |
| 减肥 (減肥) | jiǎn féi | to lose weight |
| 削减 (削減) | xuē jiǎn | to cut down; to reduce |
| 减弱 (減弱) | jiǎn ruò | to weaken; to diminish |
| 缩减 (縮減) | suō jiǎn | to cut; to reduce |
| 损失 (損失) | sǔn shī | loss; damage |
| 损害 (損害) | sǔn hài | harm; to damage |
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