suō
娑
contract; shrink; retreat
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Meanings
4 senses · 9 examplesverb
to contract; to shrink; to draw back
Used for physical contraction, reduction in size, or withdrawing a body part.
Zhè这
jiàn件
máo毛
yī衣
xǐ洗
hòu后
suō缩
shuǐ水
le了
。
This sweater shrank after washing.
Wū乌
guī龟
bǎ把
tóu头
suō缩
jìn进
le了
ké壳
lǐ里
。
The turtle drew its head back into its shell.
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Tā他
xià吓
de得
suō缩
le了
suō缩
bó脖
zi子
。
He shrank back his neck in fright.
verb
to retreat; to flinch; to cower
Describes a mental or physical retreat from difficulty or fear.
Yù遇
dào到
kùn困
nan难
wǒ我
men们
bù不
néng能
tuì退
suō缩
。
We cannot retreat when facing difficulties.
Tā他
zuò做
shì事
cóng从
bù不
wèi畏
suō缩
。
He never flinches when doing things.
verb
to reduce; to cut down; to abridge
Used in compounds referring to reduction of personnel, text, or scale.
Gōng公
sī司
jué决
dìng定
suō缩
biān编
cái裁
yuán员
。
The company decided to reduce staff through layoffs.
Zhè这
shì是
yuán原
wén文
de的
suō缩
xiě写
běn本
。
This is an abridged edition of the original text.
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Qǐng请
bǎ把
wén文
zhāng章
suō缩
xiě写
dào到
wǔ五
bǎi百
zì字
yǐ以
nèi内
。
Please condense the article to within five hundred words.
verb
to save; to economize (in compounds)
literaryPrimarily used in the idiom '节衣缩食'.
Fù父
mǔ母
jié节
yī衣
suō缩
shí食
gōng供
tā他
shàng上
dà大
xué学
。
His parents scrimped and saved to send him to college.