减去

減去

jiǎnqù

verb #14,557

Meanings

1 to subtract; minus

Characters

to reduce; to subtract

to remove; away

Examples

HSK 2

十减去三等于七。

Shí jiǎnqù sān děngyú qī.

Ten minus three equals seven.

HSK 5

把运费减去以后，利润就很少了。

Bǎ yùnfèi jiǎnqù yǐhòu, lìrùn jiù hěn shǎo le.

After subtracting the shipping costs, the profit is very small.

Tips

grammar

In math, 减去 is the full verb form ('subtract X'). The shorthand 减 (jiǎn) works as 'minus' in equations: 10 减 3 等于 7. The opposite is 加上 (jiāshàng, to add).

Stroke Order

减 jiǎn

去 qù