去 qù to go / to go to (a place) / (of a time etc) last / just passed / to send / to remove / to get rid of / to reduce / to be apart from in space or time / to die (euphemism) / to play (a part) / (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth / (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) / (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) syn 减少 減少 jiǎn shǎo to lessen / to decrease / to reduce / to lower syn 降低 jiàng dī to reduce / to lower / to bring down syn 缩小 縮小 suō xiǎo to reduce / to decrease / to shrink syn 致敬 zhì jìng to salute / to pay one's respects to / to pay tribute to / to pay homage to syn 减速 減速 jiǎn sù to reduce speed / to slow down syn 付清 fù qīng to pay in full / to pay all of a bill / to pay off syn 削减 削減 xuē jiǎn to cut down / to reduce / to lower syn 放慢 fàng màn to reduce the pace (of movements, steps etc) syn 缩短 縮短 suō duǎn to shorten / to reduce / to curtail syn 减压 減壓 jiǎn yā to reduce pressure / to relax 减刑 減刑 jiǎn xíng to reduce penalty / shortened or commuted (judicial) sentence 缩减 縮減 suō jiǎn to cut / to reduce syn 精简 精簡 jīng jiǎn to simplify / to reduce syn 减半 減半 jiǎn bàn to reduce by half syn 拜见 拜見 bài jiàn to pay a formal visit / to call to pay respects / to meet one's senior or superior syn 减税 減稅 jiǎn shuì to reduce the tax rate 消炎 xiāo yán to reduce fever / antipyretic / to decrease inflammation syn 退烧 退燒 tuì shāo to reduce a fever 减小 減小 jiǎn xiǎo to reduce / to decrease / to diminish syn 降压 降壓 jiàng yā to reduce the pressure (of a fluid) / to lower one's blood pressure / to lower (or step down) the voltage 减低 減低 jiǎn dī to lower / to reduce syn 减免 減免 jiǎn miǎn to reduce or waive (taxes, punishment, rent, tuition etc) 紧缩 緊縮 jǐn suō (economics) to reduce / to curtail / to cut back / to tighten / austerity / tightening / crunch syn 消肿 消腫 xiāo zhǒng to reduce swelling / detumescence / (fig.) to streamline (a bloated bureaucracy etc) syn 磺胺 huáng àn sulfa drugs / sulfanilamide (used to reduce fever) syn 裁减 裁減 cái jiǎn to reduce / to lessen / to cut down syn 去火 qù huǒ to reduce internal heat (TCM) 减员 減員 jiǎn yuán to reduce the number of personnel / to experience a reduction in the number of personnel syn 退烧药 退燒藥 tuì shāo yào antipyretic (drug to reduce fever, such as sulfanilamide) 减产 減產 jiǎn chǎn to produce less / to reduce output / lower yield 减除 減除 jiǎn chú to reduce / to lessen (pain etc) / to deduct (from taxes) 腰斩 腰斬 yāo zhǎn to chop sb in half at the waist (capital punishment) / to cut sth in half / to reduce sth by a dramatic margin / to terminate / to cut short 拜谒 拜謁 bài yè to pay a formal visit / to call to pay respects / to pay homage (at a monument, mausoleum etc) syn 退热 退熱 tuì rè to reduce a fever 开源节流 開源節流 kāi yuán jié liú lit. to open a water source and reduce outflow (idiom) / to increase income and save on spending / to broaden the sources of income and economize on expenditure syn 减损 減損 jiǎn sǔn to impair / to degrade / to decrease / to reduce / to weaken / to detract from / impairment (e.g. of financial assets) 精减 精減 jīng jiǎn to reduce / to pare down / to streamline syn 补税 補稅 bǔ shuì to pay a tax one has evaded / to pay an overdue tax 矮化 ǎi huà (plant pathology) to become stunted / (horticulture) to dwarf / to reduce in size (by pruning, breeding etc) / (fig.) to diminish the status of / to disparage / (fig.) to downplay 杀 殺 shā to kill / to slay / to murder / to attack / to weaken / to reduce / (dialect) to smart / (used after a verb) extremely syn 掉 diào to fall / to drop / to lag behind / to lose / to go missing / to reduce / fall (in prices) / to lose (value, weight etc) / to wag / to swing / to turn / to change / to exchange / to swap / to show off / to shed (hair) / (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc) syn 约 約 yuē to make an appointment / to invite / approximately / pact / treaty / to economize / to restrict / to reduce (a fraction) / concise syn 减 減 jiǎn to lower / to decrease / to reduce / to subtract / to diminish syn 消 xiāo to diminish / to subside / to consume / to reduce / to idle away (the time) / (after 不[bu4] or 只[zhi3] or 何[he2] etc) to need / to require / to take syn 缩 縮 suō to withdraw / to pull back / to contract / to shrink / to reduce / abbreviation / also pr. [su4] syn 削 xuē to pare / to reduce / to remove / Taiwan pr. [xue4] syn 裁 cái to cut out (as a dress) / to cut / to trim / to reduce / to diminish / to cut back (e.g. on staff) / decision / judgment syn 贬 貶 biǎn to diminish / to demote / to reduce or devaluate / to disparage / to censure / to depreciate syn 消炎片 xiāo yán piàn antipyretic tablet (to reduce fever), such as sulfanilamide 折半 zhé bàn to reduce by fifty percent / half-price syn 撙 zǔn to reduce or cut down on / to rein in / to restrain syn 还 還 huán to pay back / to return syn 注意 zhù yì to take note of / to pay attention to syn 交 jiāo to hand over / to deliver / to pay (money) / to turn over / to make friends / (of lines) to intersect / variant of 跤[jiao1] syn 理 lǐ texture / grain (of wood) / inner essence / intrinsic order / reason / logic / truth / science / natural science (esp. physics) / to manage / to pay attention to / to run (affairs) / to handle / to put in order / to tidy up syn 付出 fù chū to pay / to expend / to invest (energy or time) syn 关注 關注 guān zhù to pay attention to / to follow sth closely / to follow (on social media) / concern / interest / attention syn 拜拜 bài bai to pay one's respects by bowing with hands in front of one's chest clasping joss sticks, or with palms pressed together / (Tw) religious ceremony in which offerings are made to a deity syn 抓紧 抓緊 zhuā jǐn to keep a firm grip on / to pay close attention to / to lose no time in (doing sth) syn 拜访 拜訪 bài fǎng to pay a visit / to call on syn 工资 工資 gōng zī wages / pay / CL:份[fen4] syn 支付 zhī fù to pay (money) syn 留意 liú yì to be mindful / to pay attention to / to take note of syn 道别 道別 dào bié to say goodbye / to bid farewell / to pay a farewell call syn 付给 付給 fù gěi to deliver / to pay syn 待遇 dài yù treatment / pay / salary / status / rank syn 密切 mì qiè close / familiar / intimate / closely (related) / to foster close ties / to pay close attention syn 理会 理會 lǐ huì to understand / to pay attention to / to take notice of syn 来访 來訪 lái fǎng to pay a visit 走动 走動 zǒu dòng to walk around / to move about / to stretch one's legs / to go for a walk / to be mobile (e.g. after an illness) / to visit one another / to socialize / to pay a visit (go to the toilet) syn 付费 付費 fù fèi to pay / to cover the costs syn 看望 kàn wàng to pay a visit to / to see (sb) syn 留心 liú xīn to be careful / to pay attention to syn 付款 fù kuǎn to pay a sum of money / payment syn 开支 開支 kāi zhī expenditures / expenses (CL:筆|笔[bi3],項|项[xiang4]) / to spend money / (coll.) to pay wages syn 注重 zhù zhòng to pay attention to / to emphasize syn 开销 開銷 kāi xiāo to pay (expenses) / expenses / (old) to dismiss (an employee) syn 退休金 tuì xiū jīn retirement pay / pension 置之不理 zhì zhī bù lǐ to pay no heed to (idiom) / to ignore / to brush aside syn 支出 zhī chū to spend / to pay out / expenses / expenditure syn 理睬 lǐ cǎi to heed / to pay attention to syn 只顾 只顧 zhǐ gù to focus solely on / to pay attention only to / to be preoccupied with syn 讲究 講究 jiǎng jiu to pay particular attention to / carefully selected for quality / tastefully chosen syn 预付 預付 yù fù to pay in advance / prepaid 纳税 納稅 nà shuì to pay taxes syn 不理 bù lǐ to refuse to acknowledge / to pay no attention to / to take no notice of / to ignore 结账 結賬 jié zhàng to settle accounts / to pay the bill 造访 造訪 zào fǎng to visit / to pay a visit syn 参见 參見 cān jiàn to refer to / see also / compare (cf.) / to pay respect to syn 付钱 付錢 fù qián to pay money syn 缴税 繳稅 jiǎo shuì to pay tax syn 上岸 shàng àn to go ashore / to climb ashore / (fig.) to achieve a stable and secure life after a period of struggle (e.g. to get a government job, be admitted to a desirable university, or finally pay off one's debts) syn 赔钱 賠錢 péi qián to lose money / to pay for damages syn 分期付款 fēn qī fù kuǎn to pay in installments / payment in installments 加班费 加班費 jiā bān fèi overtime pay 预支 預支 yù zhī to pay in advance / to get payment in advance 到访 到訪 dào fǎng to pay a visit 掏腰包 tāo yāo bāo to dip into one's pocket / to pay out of pocket / to foot the bill syn 