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˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jaːm˨˩˦ tʰiw˨˩˦]

Verb

giảm thiểu

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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