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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1缩小 縮小 suō xiǎosuo1 xiao3to reduce; to decrease; to shrink
2缩短 縮短 suō duǎnsuo1 duan3to curtail; to cut down
3 suōsuo1to withdraw; to pull back; to contract; to shrink; to reduce; abbreviation; also pr. [su4]
4缩胸 縮胸 suō xiōngsuo1 xiong1breast reduction; reduction mammaplasty
5缩头缩尾 縮頭縮尾 suō tóu suō wěisuo1 tou2 suo1 wei3to be timid or fainthearted; to shrink from responsibility (idiom)
6缩头吐舌 縮頭吐舌 suō tóu shésuo1 tou2 tu3 she2to shrug and stick out the tongue (as a playful expression of fear) (idiom)
7缩头乌龟 縮頭烏龜 suō tóu guīsuo1 tou2 wu1 gui1a turtle that pulls its head in; (fig.) coward; chicken
8缩微平片 縮微平片 suō wēi píng piànsuo1 wei1 ping2 pian4microfiche
9缩小模型 縮小模型 suō xiǎo xíngsuo1 xiao3 mo2 xing2miniature
10缩写 縮寫 suō xiěsuo1 xie3abbreviation; to abridge
11缩水 縮水 suō shuǐsuo1 shui3to shrink (in the wash); fig. to shrink (of profits etc)
12缩衣节食 縮衣節食 suō jié shísuo1 yi1 jie2 shi2to economize on clothes and food; to scrimp and save (idiom)
13缩阴 縮陰 suō yīnsuo1 yin1to make the vagina tighter
14缩印 縮印 suō yìnsuo1 yin4to reprint (a book etc) in a smaller format
15缩印本 縮印本 suō yìn běnsuo1 yin4 ben3compact edition (of a dictionary etc)
16缩影 縮影 suō yǐngsuo1 ying3miniature version of sth; microcosm; epitome; (Tw) to microfilm
17缩语 縮語 suō suo1 yu3abbreviated word; acronym
18缩约 縮約 suō yuēsuo1 yue1contraction (in grammar); abbreviation
19缩头缩脑 縮頭縮腦 suō tóu suō nǎosuo1 tou2 suo1 nao3to be timid; to shrink from responsibility (idiom)
20缩手缩脚 縮手縮腳 suō shǒu suō jiǎosuo1 shou3 suo1 jiao3bound hand and foot (idiom); constrained
21缩手旁观 縮手旁觀 suō shǒu páng guānsuo1 shou3 pang2 guan1to stand by with folded arms (idiom)
22缩时摄影 縮時攝影 suō shí shè yǐngsuo1 shi2 she4 ying3time-lapse photography
23缩排 縮排 suō páisuo1 pai2(typesetting) to indent
24缩略字 縮略字 suō lüè suo1 lu:e4 zi4abbreviated character
25缩略语 縮略語 suō lüè suo1 lu:e4 yu3abbreviated word; acronym

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