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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 减 1 得 1

er4 jian3 yi1 de2 yi1

2 minus 1 is 1

(“minus” 是 名 词 -- 它 是 符 号 的 名 字 , 用 于 数 学 中 的 减 法 -- 通 常 只 说 符 号 的 名 字 , 见 “ subtracted from” )

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51 减 22 得 29

wu3shi2yi1 jian3 er4shi2er4 de2 er4shi2jiu3

51 minus 22 is 29

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78 减 3 等 于 75

qi1shi2ba1 jian3 san1 deng3yu2 qi1shi2wu3

78 minus 3 equals 75

(“minus” 和“ equal” 是 数 学 符 号 “ -” 和 “ =” 的 名 字 ; 等 于 被 用 作 动 词 )

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