缩水
缩水縮水 suō shuǐ ㄙㄨㄛ ㄕㄨㄟˇ suk1 seoi2 HSK 7-9 高階級 · Level 4
- to shrink (in the wash)
- fig. to shrink (of profits etc)
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More words with these characters
缩
- 伸缩伸縮 shēn suō ㄕㄣ ㄙㄨㄛ san1 suk1 to lengthen and shorten
- 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
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
- 缩衣节食縮衣節食 suō yī jié shí ㄙㄨㄛ ㄧ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕˊ suk1 ji1 zit3 sik6 to economize on clothes and food
- 畏缩不前畏縮不前 wèi suō bù qián ㄨㄟˋ ㄙㄨㄛ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ wai3 suk1 bat1 cin4 to shrink back in fear (idiom); too cowardly to advance
- 跋山涉水 bá shān shè shuǐ ㄅㄚˊ ㄕㄢ ㄕㄜˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ bat6 saan1 sip3 seoi2 to travel over land and water (idiom)
- 巴山蜀水 Bā shān Shǔ shuǐ ㄅㄚ ㄕㄢ ㄕㄨˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ baa1 saan1 suk6 seoi2 mountains and rivers of Sichuan (idiom)
- 杯水车薪杯水車薪 bēi shuǐ chē xīn ㄅㄟ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄜ ㄒㄧㄣ bui1 seoi2 ce1 san1 lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure
- 背水一战背水一戰 bèi shuǐ yī zhàn ㄅㄟˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄧ ㄓㄢˋ bui3 seoi2 jat1 zin3 lit. fight with one's back to the river (idiom); fig. to fight to win or die
- 车水马龙車水馬龍 chē shuǐ mǎ lóng ㄔㄜ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ce1 seoi2 maa5 lung4 endless stream of horse and carriages (idiom)