减轻
jiǎnqīng
to lighten, to alleviate
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 这种药能减轻病人的痛苦。This medicine can ease the patient’s pain.
- 使用机器大大减轻了工人的负担。Using machines greatly lightened the workers’ burden.
Collocations
减轻负担减轻压力大大减轻减轻痛苦
Mnemonic
减 jiǎn "to reduce" + 轻 qīng "light": to reduce and lighten, i.e. to alleviate, to ease (a burden, pain). 减 has the water radical 氵. Opposite of 加重 (to aggravate).
Related
减少缓解减弱加重
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