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缩

suō · suo

Traditional 縮

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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

  1. Dengdeng

    我的(wǒde)新(xīn)毛衣(máoyī)怎么(zěnme)变(biàn)小(xiǎo)了(le)？

    Why did my new sweater get smaller?

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)用(yòng)热水(rèshuǐ)洗(xǐ)了(le)吗(ma)？毛衣(máoyī)会(huì)缩水(suōshuǐ)。

    Did you wash it in hot water? Sweaters shrink.

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，它(tā)缩(suō)了(le)好多(hǎoduō)！

    Yes. It shrank a lot!

  4. Liangliang

    现在(xiànzài)只有(zhǐyǒu)小熊(xiǎoxióng)能(néng)穿(chuān)了(le)。

    Now only a teddy bear can wear it.

  5. Dengdeng

    我的(wǒde)小熊(xiǎoxióng)没有(méiyǒu)毛衣(máoyī)，送给(sònggěi)它(tā)吧(ba)。

    My teddy bear has no sweater. Give it to him.

  6. Liangliang

    它(tā)一定(yīdìng)很(hěn)开心(kāixīn)！

    He will surely be happy!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)只(zhī)蜗(wō)牛(niú)将(jiāng)触(chù)角(jiǎo)缩(suō)了(le)回(huí)去(qu)。

The snail draws in its feelers.

Tatoeba: Chinese by trieuho · English by trieuho · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

天(tiān)气(qì)一(yì)冷(lěng)，猫(māo)就(jiù)缩(suō)成(chéng)一(yì)团(tuán)睡(shuì)觉(jiào)。

As soon as the weather turns cold, the cat curls up into a ball to sleep.

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