<p>去 in this context means " to remove". </p>

<p>去 never directly mean "to reduce". You thought it does, because logically thinking, you know 'if you <strong>keep reducing</strong> something, it will eventually be all gone (<strong>removed</strong>).' </p>

<p>Therefore you can say: "<strong>keep reducing until all gone</strong>" is one of the methods to <strong>remove</strong>(去). But 去 itself doesn't mean "to reduce"</p>

<p><em>If you hang(吊) someone by the neck, you are  killing him. but 吊 (hang) itself doesn't mean " to kill"</em>.</p>

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Tang Ho
<p>Does this 去 mean reduce?
煤炭企业面临多方面的压力：
The coal industry faces many kinds pressure<br>
（1） 去产能压力。
（1） reduce production capacity pressure</p>

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No, 去 in this context means " to remove"
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bkrs：transitive use:(4) 除去; 去掉 [remove; wipe off]
去死肌, 杀三虫。 (5) 又如: 去绝根株(斩草除根); 去疾(除去疾病); 去皮; 去邪归正(去掉邪恶, 归于正道)(14) 抛弃, 舍弃 [throw away](21) 通"驱"。 驱逐 [drive out; expel]
＂现代汉语词典＂去（４）除去；除掉：～病｜～火｜～皮｜这句话～几个字就简洁了。
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Does this 去 mean reduce?
# Does this 去 mean reduce?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-05-31)

Does this 去 mean reduce?
煤炭企业面临多方面的压力：
The coal industry faces many kinds pressure  
（1） 去产能压力。
（1） reduce production capacity pressure

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: No, 去 in this context means " to remove"  
> **username_2**: bkrs：transitive use:(4) 除去; 去掉 [remove; wipe off] 去死肌, 杀三虫。 (5) 又如: 去绝根株(斩草除根); 去疾(除去疾病); 去皮; 去邪归正(去掉邪恶, 归于正道)(14) 抛弃, 舍弃 [throw away](21) 通"驱"。 驱逐 [drive out; expel] ＂现代汉语词典＂去（４）除去；除掉：～病｜～火｜～皮｜这句话～几个字就简洁了。  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2017-06-01. Score: 3

去 in this context means " to remove".

去 never directly mean "to reduce". You thought it does, because logically thinking, you know 'if you **keep reducing** something, it will eventually be all gone (**removed**).'

Therefore you can say: "**keep reducing until all gone**" is one of the methods to **remove**(去). But 去 itself doesn't mean "to reduce"

*If you hang(吊) someone by the neck, you are killing him. but 吊 (hang) itself doesn't mean " to kill"*.


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