压缩 yāsuō to compress
to compress; compression
How to remember 压缩: 压 press + 缩 to withdraw = to compress.
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How it is used
- To compress/reduce - physically (压缩空气 yāsuō kōngqì compressed air) or figuratively (压缩开支 yāsuō kāizhī cut expenses, 压缩文件 compress a file).
- Covers squeezing volume, budgets, time, and data alike; the common thread is making something smaller/tighter.
- Technical and business register; contrast 缩短 (suōduǎn), specifically shorten in length/time.