伸缩 伸縮
伸缩 伸縮 shēn suō ㄕㄣ ㄙㄨㄛ san1 suk1 HSK 7-9
- to lengthen and shorten
- flexible
- adjustable
- retractable
- extensible
- telescoping (collapsible)
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伸
- 伸张 伸張 shēn zhāng ㄕㄣ ㄓㄤ san1 zoeng1 to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue)
- 伸手 shēn shǒu ㄕㄣ ㄕㄡˇ san1 sau2 to reach out with one's hand
- 延伸 yán shēn ㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄣ jin4 san1 to extend; to stretch; to expand; to spread
- 伸冤 shēn yuān ㄕㄣ ㄩㄢ san1 jyun1 to right wrongs
- 伸出 shēn chū ㄕㄣ ㄔㄨ san1 ceot1 to extend
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- 伸展 shēn zhǎn ㄕㄣ ㄓㄢˇ san1 zin2 stretching
- 伸延 shēn yán ㄕㄣ ㄧㄢˊ san1 jin4 see 延伸
- 伸港 Shēn gǎng ㄕㄣ ㄍㄤˇ san1 gong2 Shengang or Shenkang Township in Changhua County 彰化县, Taiwan
- 伸直 shēn zhí ㄕㄣ ㄓˊ san1 zik6 to straighten
- 伸肌 shēn jī ㄕㄣ ㄐㄧ san1 gei1 extensor (anatomy)
- 伸长 伸長 shēn cháng ㄕㄣ ㄔㄤˊ san1 coeng4 to stretch; to extend
- 伸开 伸開 shēn kāi ㄕㄣ ㄎㄞ san1 hoi1 to stretch out (one's arms or legs etc)
- 伸雪 shēn xuě ㄕㄣ ㄒㄩㄝˇ san1 syut3 variant of 申雪
- 拉伸 lā shēn ㄌㄚ ㄕㄣ laai1 san1 to draw
- 衍伸 yǎn shēn ㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄣ jin5 san1 to give rise (to)
- 伸卡球 shēn kǎ qiú ㄕㄣ ㄎㄚˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ san1 kaa1 kau4 (baseball) (loanword) sinker
- 伸展台 伸展臺 shēn zhǎn tái ㄕㄣ ㄓㄢˇ ㄊㄞˊ san1 zin2 toi4 runway (for a fashion show etc)
- 伸懒腰 伸懶腰 shēn lǎn yāo ㄕㄣ ㄌㄢˇ ㄧㄠ san1 laan5 jiu1 to stretch oneself (on waking or when tired etc)
- 伸手派 shēn shǒu pài ㄕㄣ ㄕㄡˇ ㄆㄞˋ san1 sau2 paai3 freeloader; moocher; sponger
- 伸手牌 shēn shǒu pái ㄕㄣ ㄕㄡˇ ㄆㄞˊ san1 sau2 paai4 freeloader; moocher; sponger
缩 縮
- 压缩 壓縮 yā suō ㄧㄚ ㄙㄨㄛ aat3 suk1 to compress; compression
- 收缩 收縮 shōu suō ㄕㄡ ㄙㄨㄛ sau1 suk1 to pull back
- 浓缩 濃縮 nóng suō ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄙㄨㄛ nung4 suk1 to concentrate; to condense
- 畏缩 畏縮 wèi suō ㄨㄟˋ ㄙㄨㄛ wai3 suk1 to cower; to flinch; to quail; to recoil
- 紧缩 緊縮 jǐn suō ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄙㄨㄛ gan2 suk1 (economics) to reduce
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- 缩小 縮小 suō xiǎo ㄙㄨㄛ ㄒㄧㄠˇ suk1 siu2 to reduce; to decrease; to shrink
- 缩影 縮影 suō yǐng ㄙㄨㄛ ㄧㄥˇ suk1 jing2 miniature version of sth
- 缩水 縮水 suō shuǐ ㄙㄨㄛ ㄕㄨㄟˇ suk1 seoi2 to shrink (in the wash)
- 缩短 縮短 suō duǎn ㄙㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄢˇ suk1 dyun2 to shorten; to reduce; to curtail
- 萎缩 萎縮 wěi suō ㄨㄟˇ ㄙㄨㄛ wai2 suk1 to wither
- 退缩 退縮 tuì suō ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄙㄨㄛ teoi3 suk1 to shrink back; to cower
- 节衣缩食 節衣縮食 jié yī suō shí ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄧ ㄙㄨㄛ ㄕˊ zit3 ji1 suk1 sik6 to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
- 凝缩 凝縮 níng suō ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄙㄨㄛ jing4 suk1 to condense
- 宫缩 宮縮 gōng suō ㄍㄨㄥ ㄙㄨㄛ gung1 suk1 contraction of the uterus (during childbirth)
- 微缩 微縮 wēi suō ㄨㄟ ㄙㄨㄛ mei4 suk1 compact
- 抖缩 抖縮 dǒu suō ㄉㄡˇ ㄙㄨㄛ dau2 suk1 to cower
- 挛缩 攣縮 luán suō ㄌㄨㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄛ lyun4 suk1 (medicine) (verb and noun) contracture
- 瑟缩 瑟縮 sè suō ㄙㄜˋ ㄙㄨㄛ sat1 suk1 to curl up shivering (from cold)
- 皱缩 皺縮 zhòu suō ㄓㄡˋ ㄙㄨㄛ zau3 suk1 to wrinkle
- 简缩 簡縮 jiǎn suō ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄙㄨㄛ gaan2 suk1 abbreviation
Idioms with these characters
- 节衣缩食 節衣縮食 jié yī suō shí ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄧ ㄙㄨㄛ ㄕˊ zit3 ji1 suk1 sik6 to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
- 临阵退缩 臨陣退縮 lín zhèn tuì suō ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄣˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄙㄨㄛ lam4 zan6 teoi3 suk1 to shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom)
- 缩手缩脚 縮手縮腳 suō shǒu suō jiǎo ㄙㄨㄛ ㄕㄡˇ ㄙㄨㄛ ㄐㄧㄠˇ suk1 sau2 suk1 goek3 bound hand and foot (idiom); constrained