减负

減負

jiǎnfù

verb #52,254

Meanings

1 to lighten the burden
2 to reduce a workload

Characters

burden; to bear

Examples

教育部强调要给学生减负。

Jiàoyù bù qiángdiào yào gěi xuéshēng jiǎnfù.

The Ministry of Education stressed the need to lighten students' workload.

公司希望通过自动化为员工减负。

Gōngsī xīwàng tōngguò zìdònghuà wèi yuángōng jiǎnfù.

The company hopes to lighten employees' load through automation.

新政策为农民减负不少。

Xīn zhèngcè wèi nóngmín jiǎnfù bù shǎo.

The new policy considerably eased farmers' burdens.

Tips

culture

减负 is a recurring slogan in Chinese education, especially after the 2021 双减 (shuāngjiǎn) policy aimed at cutting homework and after-school tutoring. Often used with 给/为 + person.

Stroke Order

减 jiǎn

负 fù