[jiǎn qīng]
lighten; ease; alleviate; mitigate; remit; relieve
alleviate [ease] a patient's suffering
減輕病人的痛苦
commutation of punishment
減輕懲罰
mitigate a punishment
減輕處分
lighten the burden on the state
減輕國家的負擔
reduce labour intensity; lighten [reduce] the intensity of labour
減輕勞動強度
lighten the people's burden
減輕人民負擔
commutation of penalty; reduction of punishment
減輕刑罰
diminish responsibility
減輕責任
extenuation of a crime
減輕罪行
find relief from taking a medicine
吃藥減輕病痛
The doctor's treatment gave no relief to the patient.
那醫(yī)生的治療并未使病人的病情減輕。