萎缩 萎縮
萎缩 萎縮 wěi suō ㄨㄟˇ ㄙㄨㄛ wai2 suk1 HSK 7-9 流利級 · Level 5
- to wither
- to dry up (of a plant)
- to atrophy (of muscle, social custom etc)
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萎
- 枯萎 kū wěi ㄎㄨ ㄨㄟˇ fu1 wai2 to wilt
- 萎叶 萎葉 wěi yè ㄨㄟˇ ㄧㄝˋ wai2 jip6 betel
- 萎蕤 wěi ruí ㄨㄟˇ ㄖㄨㄟˊ wai2 jeoi4 angular Solomon's seal (Polygonatum odoratum)
- 萎靡 wěi mǐ ㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄧˇ wai2 mei5 dispirited
- 阳萎 陽萎 yáng wěi ㄧㄤˊ ㄨㄟˇ joeng4 wai2 variant of 阳痿
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缩 縮
- 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
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- 紧缩 緊縮 jǐn suō ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄙㄨㄛ gan2 suk1 (economics) to reduce
- 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
- 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
Example sentences
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水果 放 久 了 ， 就 会 萎縮 。
Fruit that has been left for a long time will shrink.
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他 的 腿部 肌肉 在 他 卧床 臥床 不 起 的 七 个 個 月中 萎缩 萎縮 了 。
The muscles in his legs had atrophied during the seven months he was bedridden.
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