bớt

noun  

• Birth-mark

verb  

• To diminish, to cut down, to decrease, to reduce
  • giảm bớt chi phí sản xuất
    to cut down production cost
  • thêm bạn bớt thù
    to increase the number of friends and to decrease that of foes
  • bớt giấy tờ, bớt hội họp
    to cut down red tape and meetings
  • bệnh mười phần bớt tám
    the disease has diminished by eight-tenths (four-fifths), the disease has nearly completely abated
  • cái gậy này dài quá, chặt cho ngắn bớt
    this stick is too long, let's shorten it

• To lay by part of
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