缩放

縮放

suōfàng

verb

Meanings

1 to scale
2 to zoom in/out
3 resizing

Characters

to enlarge; to release

Examples

HSK 5

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.

HSK 5

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) plus 放 (to enlarge or release), the two opposite directions of zooming combined into one word. A beautifully balanced compound: it means both zoom in and zoom out.

Stroke Order

缩 suō

放 fàng