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缩

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suō
verb HSK 7 #6,865

Meanings

  1. 1 to shrink; to contract
  2. 2 to withdraw; to draw back

Examples

衣服洗后缩了。
Yīfu xǐ hòu suō le.
The clothes shrank after washing.
他吓得缩成一团。
Tā xià de suō chéng yī tuán.
He was so scared he curled up into a ball.

Tips

usage
Common in 缩小 (to reduce), 缩短 (to shorten), 压缩 (to compress).

Stroke Order

缩 suō

Related Words

收缩 shōusuō HSK 7 #10,061
to contract; to shrink / to pull back; to retract
退缩 tuìsuō HSK 7 #6,849
to shrink back / to flinch / to cower / to retreat
萎缩 wěisuō HSK 7 #14,518
to wither; to shrivel / to atrophy (muscle, organ) / to shrink; to contract (economy, market)
缩小 suōxiǎo HSK 4 #5,286
to reduce; to shrink; to decrease / to narrow (a gap)
缩水 suōshuǐ HSK 7 #22,124
to shrink (in the wash) / to shrink; to decrease (of profits, value, etc.)
伸缩 shēnsuō HSK 7 #24,974
to expand and contract / to stretch and shrink / flexible / telescopic
畏缩 wèisuō HSK 7 #20,003
to cower; to flinch; to recoil / to shrink back (in fear)
浓缩 nóngsuō HSK 7 #12,766
to concentrate; to condense / (nuclear energy) to enrich / espresso (short for 浓缩咖啡)
缩写 suōxiě #8,270
abbreviation / acronym / to abbreviate
缩回 suōhuí #26,016
to retract / to pull back / to draw back
缩 suō
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