缩

縮

suōㄙㄨㄛ

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HSK 7 TOCFL 6

Meaning

Meanings

1
to withdraw
2
to pull back
3
to contract
4
to shrink
5
to reduce
6
abbreviation
7
also pr. [su4]

Examples

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蜗牛把触角缩了回去。

蝸牛把觸角縮了回去。

The snail drew in its feelers.

这只蜗牛将触角缩了回去。

這隻蝸牛將觸角縮了回去。

The snail draws in its feelers.

Related: 缩

压缩

yā suō

to compress; compression

收缩

shōu suō

to pull back

紧缩

jǐn suō

(economics) to reduce

缩小

suō xiǎo

to reduce; to decrease; to shrink

缩水

suō shuǐ

to shrink (in the wash)

缩短

suō duǎn

to shorten; to reduce; to curtail

萎缩

wěi suō

to wither

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