减去 meaning in English

jiǎnqù

minus; to subtract

Traditional 減去16 strokes

Meaning of 减去

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jiǎnqù
  1. minus
  2. to subtract

减去 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

八bā减jiǎn去qù三sān就jiù能néng得dé到dào五wǔ。
Subtract three from eight and you get five.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

减 jiǎn · to lower · 11 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11

去 qù · to go · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Related words

Words that share a character with 减去.

出去chūqùto go out
回去huíqùto return; to go back
进去jìnqùto go in
去年qùniánlast year
过去guòqù(in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by
失去shīqùto lose
下去xiàqùto go down; to descend
看上去kàn shàngqùit would appear; it seems (that)
上去shàngqùto go up
去世qùshìto pass away; to die
减少jiǎnshǎoto lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
减肥jiǎnféito lose weight

Questions about 减去

What does 减去 mean?

减去 (jiǎnqù) means "minus; to subtract".

How do you write 减去?

减去 is made of 2 characters: 减 (11 strokes), 去 (5 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.

How is 减去 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 减去 is written 減去.