giảm thiểu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 減少, composed of 減 (“to reduce”) and 少 (“to lose”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaːm˧˩ tʰiəw˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jaːm˧˨ tʰiw˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jaːm˨˩˦ tʰiw˨˩˦]

Verb

giảm thiểu

  1. to reduce; to decrease; to minimize
    Giảm thiểu chất thải ― Waste Minimization (To Minimize Waste)
    Giảm thiểu biến đổi khí hậu ― To Reduce Climate Change
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