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縮 (Simplified: 缩)HSK 5
Pinyin: suō
English Definition: to withdraw; to pull back; to contract; to shrink; to reduce; abbreviation; also pr. [su4]
Chinese Definition:
①向后退，往回收：退缩。畏缩。缩手(喻不敢再做下去)。缩手缩脚(喻做事顾虑多，不大胆)。
②由大变小，由长变短：收缩。伸缩。压缩。缩减。缩小。缩编。缩微(指利用照相技术等把文字图像缩成极小的胶卷复制品)。
③捆束：“缩版以载”。
④直，理直：“自反而缩，虽千万人，吾往矣”。
⑤滤酒去渣：缩酒。
⑥伸胀。
Antonyms: 胀 伸 涨
Total strokes: 17; Radical: 糸
Pictophonetic:宿 indicates the sound; 糹 (thread) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 糹 [ sī ] silk; thread
    • 宿 [ sùxiù ] to stop, to rest, to lodge; constellation
Similar Characters: 綰
Example Words
縮小 suō xiǎo to reduce; to decrease; to shrink
縮短HSK 5 suō duǎn to curtail; to cut down
縮影 suō yǐng miniature version of sth; microcosm; epitome; (Tw) to microfilm
More:縮* | *縮 | *縮*
Example Sentences
1
duì wǔ
队伍
suō xiǎo
缩小
le
了
yí bàn
一半
。
The team was reduced by half.
2
zhāo shēng
招生
jì huà
计划
bèi pò
被迫
suō xiǎo
缩小
le
了
。
The enrollment plan was forced to be reduced.
3
miàn duì
面对
tiǎo zhàn
挑战
，
wǒ men
我们
bù néng
不能
tuì suō
退缩
。
In the face of challenges, we cannot retreat.
4
zhè jiā
这家
gōng sī
公司
zhèng zài
正在
kǎo lǜ
考虑
suō xiǎo
缩小
guī mó
规模
。
The company is considering downsizing.
5
tā
她
gè xìng
个性
qiáng shì
强势
，
miàn duì
面对
tiǎo zhàn
挑战
cóng bù
从不
tuì suō
退缩
。
She has a strong personality and never backs down from a challenge.
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