减除 Traditional form: 減除 Pinyin (reading): jiǎnchú Definitions: to reduce to lessen (pain etc) to deduct (from taxes) Characters: 减 - to decrease, to subtract, to diminish 除 - to eliminate, to remove, to wipe out Traditional characters: 減 - to decrease, to subtract, to diminish 除 - to eliminate, to remove, to wipe out