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suō
HSK 3.0 Level 7

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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

缩印本
suō yìn běn

compact edition (of a dictionary etc)

伸缩
shēn suō

to lengthen and shorten

缩阴
suō yīn

to make the vagina tighter

热缩管
rè suō guǎn

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

畏畏缩缩
wèi wèi suō suō

cowering

退缩
tuì suō

to shrink back

简缩
jiǎn suō

short form

收缩
shōu suō

to pull back

宫缩
gōng suō

contraction of the uterus (during childbirth)

铀浓缩
yóu nóng suō

uranium enrichment

畏缩不前
wèi suō bù qián

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

紧缩
jǐn suō

(economics) to reduce

缩胸
suō xiōng

breast reduction

缩写
suō xiě

to abridge

缩放
suō fàng

scaling

缩表
suō biǎo

to reduce the balance sheet

蜷缩
quán suō

to curl up

龟缩
guī suō

to withdraw

删简压缩
shān jiǎn yā suō

to simplify and condense (a text)

数据压缩
shù jù yā suō

data compression

微缩
wēi suō

compact

缩印
suō yìn

to reprint (a book etc) in a smaller format

缩约
suō yuē

contraction (in grammar)

缩略
suō lüe4

to contract

伸缩性
shēn suō xìng

flexibility

浓缩机
nóng suō jī

a device for concentrating (a liquid)

萎缩
wěi suō

to wither

凝缩
níng suō

to condense

浓缩咖啡
nóng suō kā fēi

espresso

可压缩
kě yā suō

compressible

节衣缩食
jié yī suō shí

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

缩氨酸
suō ān suān

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

临阵退缩
lín zhèn tuì suō

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

缩进
suō jìn

to retreat into; to draw back into

缩衣节食
suō yī jié shí

to economize on clothes and food

缩格
suō gé

(typesetting) to indent

首字母缩写
shǒu zì mǔ suō xiě

acronym

缩语
suō yǔ

acronym

缩微平片
suō wēi píng piàn

microfiche

收缩压
shōu suō yā

systolic blood pressure

压缩机
yā suō jī

compactor

缩时摄影
suō shí shè yǐng

time-lapse photography

高浓缩铀
gāo nóng suō yóu

highly enriched uranium (HEU)

缩成
suō chéng

to shrink into

压缩
yā suō

to compress; compression

低浓缩铀
dī nóng suō yóu

low-enriched uranium

缩成一团
suō chéng yī tuán

to huddle together

缩头乌龟
suō tóu wū guī

a turtle that pulls its head in

微缩胶卷
wēi suō jiāo juǎn

microfilm

心脏收缩压
xīn zàng shōu suō yā

systolic blood pressure

缩多氨酸
suō duō ān suān

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

抖缩
dǒu suō

to cower

缩减
suō jiǎn

to cut

伸缩喇叭
shēn suō lǎ ba

trombone

缩水
suō shuǐ

to shrink (in the wash)

缩影
suō yǐng

miniature version of sth

紧衣缩食
jǐn yī suō shí

see 節衣縮食|节衣缩食[jié yī suō shí]

缩小
suō xiǎo

to reduce

缩排
suō pái

(typesetting) to indent

浓缩铀
nóng suō yóu

enriched uranium

缩短
suō duǎn

to curtail

压缩比
yā suō bǐ

compression ratio

肌肉萎缩症
jī ròu wěi suō zhèng

muscular dystrophy

意式浓缩咖啡
yì shì nóng suō kā fēi

espresso

解压缩
jiě yā suō

to decompress

有损压缩
yǒu sǔn yā suō

(computing) lossy compression

畏缩
wèi suō

to cower

缩略语
suō lüe4 yǔ

acronym

缩小模型
suō xiǎo mó xíng

miniature

通货紧缩
tōng huò jǐn suō

deflation

缩略图
suō lüe4 tú

thumbnail (computing)

缩手缩脚
suō shǒu suō jiǎo

bound hand and foot (idiom); constrained

浓缩
nóng suō

to concentrate (a liquid)

皱缩
zhòu suō

to wrinkle

缩紧
suō jǐn

to tighten

瑟缩
sè suō

timid and trembling (in fear)

压缩器
yā suō qì

compressor