suō

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Definitions

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

Words Containing 缩

伸缩
shēn suō

to lengthen and shorten

压缩
yā suō

to compress; compression

收缩
shōu suō

to pull back

浓缩
nóng suō

to concentrate (a liquid)

畏缩
wèi suō

to cower

节衣缩食
jié yī suō shí

to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally

紧缩
jǐn suō

(economics) to reduce

缩小
suō xiǎo

to reduce

缩影
suō yǐng

miniature version of sth

缩水
suō shuǐ

to shrink (in the wash)

缩短
suō duǎn

to curtail

萎缩
wěi suō

to wither

退缩
tuì suō

to shrink back

伸缩喇叭
shēn suō lǎ ba

trombone

伸缩性
shēn suō xìng

flexibility

低浓缩铀
dī nóng suō yóu

low-enriched uranium

凝缩
níng suō

to condense

删简压缩
shān jiǎn yā suō

to simplify and condense (a text)

可压缩
kě yā suō

compressible

压缩器
yā suō qì

compressor

压缩机
yā suō jī

compactor

压缩比
yā suō bǐ

compression ratio

宫缩
gōng suō

contraction of the uterus (during childbirth)

微缩
wēi suō

compact

微缩胶卷
wēi suō jiāo juǎn

microfilm

心脏收缩压
xīn zàng shōu suō yā

systolic blood pressure

意式浓缩咖啡
yì shì nóng suō kā fēi

espresso

抖缩
dǒu suō

to cower

收缩压
shōu suō yā

systolic blood pressure

数据压缩
shù jù yā suō

data compression

有损压缩
yǒu sǔn yā suō

(computing) lossy compression

浓缩咖啡
nóng suō kā fēi

espresso

浓缩机
nóng suō jī

a device for concentrating (a liquid)

浓缩铀
nóng suō yóu

enriched uranium

热缩管
rè suō guǎn

heat shrink tubing (aka heatshrink) (shrinkable plastic tube used to insulate wires)

瑟缩
sè suō

timid and trembling (in fear)

畏畏缩缩
wèi wèi suō suō

cowering

畏缩不前
wèi suō bù qián

to shrink back in fear (idiom); too cowardly to advance

皱缩
zhòu suō

to wrinkle

简缩
jiǎn suō

short form

紧衣缩食
jǐn yī suō shí

see 節衣縮食|节衣缩食[jié yī suō shí]

缩印
suō yìn

to reprint (a book etc) in a smaller format

缩印本
suō yìn běn

compact edition (of a dictionary etc)

缩多氨酸
suō duō ān suān

polypeptide, a chain of amino acids linked by peptide bonds CO-NH, a component of protein

缩写
suō xiě

to abridge

缩小模型
suō xiǎo mó xíng

miniature

缩微平片
suō wēi píng piàn

microfiche

缩成
suō chéng

to shrink into

缩成一团
suō chéng yī tuán

to huddle together

缩手缩脚
suō shǒu suō jiǎo

bound hand and foot (idiom); constrained

缩排
suō pái

(typesetting) to indent

缩放
suō fàng

scaling

缩时摄影
suō shí shè yǐng

time-lapse photography

缩格
suō gé

(typesetting) to indent

缩氨酸
suō ān suān

peptide (two or more amino acids linked by peptide bonds CO-NH)

缩减
suō jiǎn

to cut

缩略
suō lüe4

to contract

缩略图
suō lüe4 tú

thumbnail (computing)

缩略语
suō lüe4 yǔ

acronym

缩约
suō yuē

contraction (in grammar)

缩紧
suō jǐn

to tighten

缩胸
suō xiōng

breast reduction

缩衣节食
suō yī jié shí

to economize on clothes and food

缩表
suō biǎo

to reduce the balance sheet

缩语
suō yǔ

acronym

缩进
suō jìn

to retreat into; to draw back into

缩阴
suō yīn

to make the vagina tighter

缩头乌龟
suō tóu wū guī

a turtle that pulls its head in

肌肉萎缩症
jī ròu wěi suō zhèng

muscular dystrophy

临阵退缩
lín zhèn tuì suō

to shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom)

蜷缩
quán suō

to curl up

解压缩
jiě yā suō

to decompress

通货紧缩
tōng huò jǐn suō

deflation

铀浓缩
yóu nóng suō

uranium enrichment

首字母缩写
shǒu zì mǔ suō xiě

acronym

高浓缩铀
gāo nóng suō yóu

highly enriched uranium (HEU)

龟缩
guī suō

to withdraw