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No. 7,213 in Korean

줄이려고

"Trying to reduce" or "trying to lessen."

In a sentence

  • 나는 음식을 줄이려고 노력하고 있다.

    I am trying to reduce the amount of food I eat.

    The term '줄이려고' is used here to indicate the intent to reduce something, specifically food consumption in this context.

  • 연료 사용량을 줄이려고 새로운 방식을 도입했다.

    We adopted new methods to reduce fuel consumption.

    In this sentence, '줄이려고' conveys the purpose of adopting new methods aimed at decreasing fuel usage.

  • 교통 체증을 줄이려고 지하철 승객 수를 늘리고자 한다.

    We plan to increase subway passengers to reduce traffic congestion.

    Here, '줄이려고' expresses the purpose of the actions intended to minimize traffic congestion.

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