缩放

縮放

suōfàng

verb

Meanings

1 to scale
2 to zoom in/out
3 resizing

Characters

to enlarge; to release

Examples

用两根手指可以缩放图片。

Yòng liǎng gēn shǒuzhǐ kěyǐ suōfàng túpiàn.

You can zoom the image using two fingers.

缩放时要保持图片的比例。

Suōfàng shí yào bǎochí túpiàn de bǐlì.

Keep the aspect ratio when scaling.

Tips

memory

缩 (to shrink) + 放 (to enlarge/release) — the two opposite directions of zooming combined into one word. Beautifully balanced compound: it means both zoom in AND zoom out.

Stroke Order

缩 suō

放 fàng