减轻
HSK 4 (exam 2025)
减轻 (jiǎnqīng) · to lighten
减轻 (jiǎnqīng) means “to lighten; to reduce”. It is written with 2 characters: 减 (to reduce) + 轻 (light). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 减轻 is built
The characters
减 jiǎn · to reduce
What 减 is made of
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 咸xián — all
- 戊wù — 5th heavenly stem
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 戈gē — spear
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 戊wù — 5th heavenly stem
Origin hint: 冫 gives the meaning, 咸 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
轻 qīng · light
What 轻 is made of
- 车chē — cart
- 七qī — seven
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 七qī — seven
- 又yòu — (once) again
- 工gōng — labor
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丄shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 车 gives the meaning, 工 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
吃了药，头痛减轻了。Chī le yào, tóutòng jiǎnqīng le.After taking the medicine, the headache eased.
运动可以减轻压力。Yùndòng kěyǐ jiǎnqīng yālì.Exercise can reduce stress.
Questions about 减轻
What does 减轻 mean?
减轻 (jiǎnqīng) means “to lighten; to reduce”.
How do you pronounce 减轻?
减轻 is pronounced jiǎnqīng.
Which HSK level is 减轻?
减轻 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025).
Related words
- 减肥jiǎnféito lose weight
- 减少jiǎnshǎoto reduce
- 减jiǎnto reduce
- 年轻niánqīngyoung
- 轻松qīngsōngrelaxed
- 轻易qīngyìeasily
- 轻视qīngshìto look down on
- 举足轻重jǔzúqīngzhòngto play a key role
- 轻qīnglight
Learn 减轻 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 · Group 35: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.