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缩小

suō xiǎo · suo xiao

Traditional 縮小

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to reduce; to decrease; to shrink
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The mountain photo

  1. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)张(zhāng)爬山(páshān)的(de)照片(zhàopiàn)，屏幕(píngmù)放不下(fàngbuxià)。

    This mountain photo does not fit on the screen.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)把(bǎ)它(tā)缩小(suōxiǎo)一点(yīdiǎn)。

    Shrink it a little.

  3. Dengdeng

    怎么(zěnme)缩小(suōxiǎo)？

    How do I shrink it?

  4. Liangliang

    两个(liǎnggè)手指(shǒuzhǐ)往(wǎng)中间(zhōngjiān)一捏(yīniē)。

    Pinch two fingers toward the middle.

  5. Dengdeng

    好了(hǎole)！哎(āi)，我(wǒ)在(zài)照片里(zhàopiànlǐ)好(hǎo)小(xiǎo)，像(xiàng)一只(yīzhī)蚂蚁(mǎyǐ)。

    Done! Hey, I look tiny in the photo, like an ant.

  6. Liangliang

    因为(yīnwèi)山(shān)太(tài)大(dà)了(le)，你(nǐ)站(zhàn)得(de)又(yòu)远(yuǎn)。

    Because the mountain is huge and you stood far away.

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01

这(zhè)张(zhāng)照(zhào)片(piàn)太(tài)大(dà)了(le)，需(xū)要(yào)缩(suō)小(xiǎo)一(yì)点(diǎn)才(cái)能(néng)上(shàng)传(chuán)。

This photo is too big; it needs to be shrunk a bit before uploading.

02

两(liǎng)家(jiā)公(gōng)司(sī)之(zhī)间(jiān)的(de)差(chā)距(jù)正(zhèng)在(zài)逐(zhú)渐(jiàn)缩(suō)小(xiǎo)。

The gap between the two companies is gradually narrowing.

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