减数

減數

jiǎnshù

noun

Meanings

1 subtrahend (the number to be subtracted)

Characters

to subtract; to reduce

Examples

在 9-3 这个算式里，3 是减数。

Zài 9 jiǎn 3 zhège suànshì lǐ, 3 shì jiǎnshù.

In the equation 9-3, 3 is the subtrahend.

被减数减去减数等于差。

Bèijiǎnshù jiǎnqù jiǎnshù děngyú chā.

The minuend minus the subtrahend equals the difference.

Tips

memory

In subtraction Chinese has a clean three-term vocabulary: 被减数 (bèijiǎnshù, minuend — what's being reduced), 减数 (jiǎnshù, subtrahend — what's taken away), 差 (chā, difference — what's left). The 被 prefix marks the passive 'thing being acted on'.

Stroke Order

减 jiǎn

数 shù