reduce; shrink; narrow down
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to make smaller; to shrink; to reduce
Often used for abstract concepts like scope, distance, differences, as well as physical size.
Gōng公
sī司
jué决
dìng定
suō缩
xiǎo小
yè业
wù务
fàn范
wéi围
yǐ以
tí提
gāo高
xiào效
lǜ率
。
The company decided to shrink its business scope to improve efficiency.
Zhè这
zhāng张
tú图
piàn片
tài太
dà大
le了
，
qǐng请
suō缩
xiǎo小
yī一
bàn半
。
This image is too large; please reduce it by half.
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Liǎng两
guó国
zhèng正
zài在
nǔ努
lì力
suō缩
xiǎo小
pín贫
fù富
chā差
jù距
。
The two countries are working hard to narrow the wealth gap.
Wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
suō缩
xiǎo小
sōu搜
suǒ索
fàn范
wéi围
cái才
néng能
zhǎo找
dào到
zhèng正
què确
dá答
àn案
。
We need to narrow down the search scope to find the correct answer.