| 1 | 收缩 | 收縮 | shōu suō | shou1 suo1 | to pull back; to shrink; to contract; (physiology) systole | | |
| 2 | 缩小 | 縮小 | suō xiǎo | suo1 xiao3 | to reduce; to decrease; to shrink | | |
| 3 | 缩短 | 縮短 | suō duǎn | suo1 duan3 | to curtail; to cut down | | |
| 4 | 缩 | 縮 | suō | suo1 | to withdraw; to pull back; to contract; to shrink; to reduce; abbreviation; also pr. [su4] | | |
| 5 | 压缩 | 壓縮 | yā suō | ya1 suo1 | to compress; compression | | |
| 6 | 萎缩 | 萎縮 | wěi suō | wei3 suo1 | to wither; to dry up (of a plant); to atrophy (of muscle, social custom etc) | | |
| 7 | 浓缩 | 濃縮 | nóng suō | nong2 suo1 | to concentrate (a liquid); concentration; espresso coffee; abbr. for 意式浓缩咖啡 | | |
| 8 | 紧缩 | 緊縮 | jǐn suō | jin3 suo1 | (economics) to reduce; to curtail; to cut back; to tighten; austerity; tightening; crunch | | |
| 9 | 伸缩 | 伸縮 | shēn suō | shen1 suo1 | to lengthen and shorten; flexible; adjustable; retractable; extensible; telescoping (collapsible) | | |
| 10 | 凝缩 | 凝縮 | níng suō | ning2 suo1 | to condense; to concentrate; compression; concentration | | |
| 11 | 删简压缩 | 刪簡壓縮 | shān jiǎn yā suō | shan1 jian3 ya1 suo1 | to simplify and condense (a text); abridged | | |
| 12 | 瑟缩 | 瑟縮 | sè suō | se4 suo1 | to curl up shivering (from cold); timid and trembling (in fear); to shrink; to cower | | |
| 13 | 蜷缩 | 蜷縮 | quán suō | quan2 suo1 | to curl up; to huddle; to cower; cringing | | |
| 14 | 裘馨氏肌肉萎缩症 | 裘馨氏肌肉萎縮症 | qiú xīn shì jī ròu wēi suō zhèng | qiu2 xin1 shi4 ji1 rou4 wei1 suo1 zheng4 | Duchenne muscular dystrophy | | |
| 15 | 潜身缩首 | 潛身縮首 | qián shēn suō shǒu | qian2 shen1 suo1 shou3 | to hide one's body and cover one's head (idiom) | | |
| 16 | 浓缩铀 | 濃縮鈾 | nóng suō yóu | nong2 suo1 you2 | enriched uranium | | |
| 17 | 皱缩 | 皺縮 | zhòu suō | zhou4 suo1 | to wrinkle; wrinkled up | | |
| 18 | 临阵退缩 | 臨陣退縮 | lín zhèn tuì suō | lin2 zhen4 tui4 suo1 | to shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom); to get cold feet | | |
| 19 | 可压缩 | 可壓縮 | kě yā suō | ke3 ya1 suo1 | compressible | | |
| 20 | 紧衣缩食 | 緊衣縮食 | jǐn yī suō shí | jin3 yi1 suo1 shi2 | see 节衣缩食 | | |
| 21 | 节衣缩食 | 節衣縮食 | jié yī suō shí | jie2 yi1 suo1 shi2 | to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally | | |
| 22 | 肌肉萎缩症 | 肌肉萎縮症 | jī ròu wēi suō zhèng | ji1 rou4 wei1 suo1 zheng4 | muscular dystrophy | | |
| 23 | 龟缩 | 龜縮 | guī suō | gui1 suo1 | to withdraw; to hole up | | |
| 24 | 宫缩 | 宮縮 | gōng suō | gong1 suo1 | contraction of the uterus (during childbirth) | | |
| 25 | 高浓缩铀 | 高濃縮鈾 | gāo nóng suō yóu | gao1 nong2 suo1 you2 | highly enriched uranium (HEU) | | |