粵

減gaam2退teoi3

simp减退
gaam2 teoi3jiǎn tuì

English

  1. to ebb
  2. to go down
  3. to decline
  4. to become fewer and less intense; to fade

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 減少;變弱

Examples

  • 英國十九世紀嗰陣,啲人成日都話打飛機會令記憶力同集中力減退。

    In the English world of the 19th century, it was often said that masturbation would lead to a loss of memory and attention.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 藥效開始漸漸減退。

    The effects of the medicine were wearing off.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 韓流減退咗。

    People are less passionate about the Korean Wave.

  • 阿偉對音樂嘅熱情從來都冇減退。

    Ah-wai has always been passionate about music.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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