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Comment: Minus can be a noun or adjective that indicates a negative quality. As a preposition it indicates an action of subtraction. It can mean 1) without - she left minus her package, 2) less, diminished by. Its most common use is in mathematics and many native speakers don't even know that it is a preposition.

2 minus 1 is 1 

2 减 1 得 1

er4 jian3 yi1 de2 yi1

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51 minus 22 is 29 

51 减 22 得 29

wu3shi2yi1 jian3 er4shi2er4 de2 er4shi2jiu3

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78 minus 3 equals 75 

78 减 3 等 于 75

qi1shi2ba1 jian3 san1 deng3yu2 qi1shi2wu3

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