缩胸 (suōxiōng): breast reduction (surgery)

Meanings

1 breast reduction (surgery)
2 reduction mammaplasty

Characters

缩

Examples

她考虑做缩胸手术来缓解背痛。

Tā kǎolǜ zuò suōxiōng shǒushù lái huǎnjiě bèi tòng.

She is considering breast reduction surgery to relieve her back pain.

缩胸手术后需要休养几周。

Suōxiōng shǒushù hòu xūyào xiūyǎng jǐ zhōu.

After breast reduction surgery, several weeks of recovery are needed.

Tips

usage

Medical/cosmetic surgery term. Pairs with the antonym 隆胸 (lóngxiōng, breast augmentation). Usually appears as 缩胸手术 (suōxiōng shǒushù, “breast reduction surgery”).

Stroke Order

缩 suō

胸 xiōng

Related Words

隆胸 lóngxiōng

to get breast enlargement / breast augmentation

胸外科 xiōngwàikē

thoracic surgery department / chest surgery

缩小 suōxiǎo HSK 4 #5,286

to reduce; to shrink; to decrease / to narrow (a gap)

缩写 suōxiě #8,270

abbreviation / acronym / to abbreviate

缩 suō HSK 7 #6,865

to shrink; to contract / to withdraw; to draw back

胸怀大志 xiōnghuáidàzhì #51,012

to harbor great ambitions in one's breast / to cherish lofty aspirations / to have grand goals

缩放 suōfàng

to scale / to zoom in/out / resizing

胸部 xiōngbù HSK 4 #2,886

chest / thorax

胸 xiōng #2,361

chest; thorax / bosom; mind

胸口 xiōngkǒu #5,724

pit of the stomach / chest / the area over the heart