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雙減

简双减 · 繁雙減

Mandarin · pinyin Shuāng jiǎn

(PRC) Double Reduction Policy, announced in 2021, aiming to ease pressure on K-12 students by reducing homework and banning for-profit after-school academic classes

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双: shuāng · set of two, pair, couple; both
减: jiǎn · decrease, subtract, diminish

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1–3 · Shuang1 jian3

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(Mainland China, education, neologism) short for 減輕義務教育階段學生作業和校外培訓負擔／减轻义务教育阶段学生作业和校外培训负担 (jiǎnqīng yìwù jiàoyù jiēduàn xuéshēng zuòyè hé xiàowài péixùn fùdān, “Double Reduction Policy, announced by the PRC in 2021, aiming to alleviate academic pressure on students in compulsory education by reducing the amount of homework and banning for-profit after-school academic classes”)

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