减速 meaning in English

jiǎnsù

to reduce speed; to slow down

HSK 7-9Traditional 減速21 strokes

Meaning of 减速

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jiǎnsù
  1. to reduce speed; to slow down

减速 in example sentences

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

注zhù意yì,减jiǎn速sù,距jù离lí200米mǐ处chù有yǒu个gè险xiǎn弯wān。
Attention. Slow down. Dangerous turn at 200 meters.
当dāng您nín开kāi车chē的de时shí候hòu,应yīng该gāi在zài转zhuǎn弯wān处chù减jiǎn速sù。
When you are driving, you should slow down on corners.
火huǒ车chē在zài快kuài到dào交jiāo叉chā路lù口kǒu的de时shí候hòu减jiǎn速sù、按àn喇lǎ叭bā。
The train slowed and blared its horn as it approached the railway crossing.

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

速 sù · prompt · 10 strokes

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

Related words

Words that share a character with 减速.

速度sùdùspeed; rate; velocity; (music) tempo
快速kuàisùfast; high-speed; rapid
高速公路gāosù gōnglùexpressway; highway; freeway
高速gāosùhigh speed; expressway (abbr. for 高速公路[gao1 su4 gong1 lu4])
迅速xùnsùrapid; speedy
减少jiǎnshǎoto lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
减肥jiǎnféito lose weight
加速jiāsùto accelerate; to speed up; to expedite
减轻jiǎnqīngto lighten; to ease
时速shísùspeed per hour
超速chāosùto exceed the speed limit; to speed
减弱jiǎnruòto weaken; to diminish

Questions about 减速

What does 减速 mean?

减速 (jiǎnsù) means "to reduce speed; to slow down".

How do you write 减速?

减速 is made of 2 characters: 减 (11 strokes), 速 (10 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.

Is 减速 an HSK word?

Yes. 减速 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 减速 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 减速 is written 減速.