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缩 suō to withdraw

to withdraw; to shrink; to pull back; to reduce

怎么记住“缩”: 纟 thread + 宿 to stop = to withdraw. The kitten bats at a loose thread, then comes to a sudden stop and, hearing the vacuum, hurries to withdraw under the sofa.

  • HSK 5 级
  • 14 画
  • 部首 纟

部件结构

缩 = 纟 thread + 宿 to stop

  • 纟 thread
  • 宿 to stop
Gushi 故事

The kitten bats at a loose thread, then comes to a sudden stop and, hearing the vacuum, hurries to withdraw under the sofa.

用法

  • 缩 is the core verb for shrinking or pulling something inward, almost always in two-character compounds.
  • 缩小 suōxiǎo (to reduce/shrink, of size or gap) and 缩短 suōduǎn (to shorten, of time or distance) are the everyday pair - different from 减少 jiǎnshǎo, which is about reducing quantity, not dimension.
  • 压缩 yāsuō (to compress, files or budgets) and 浓缩 nóngsuō (to concentrate, of liquids or ideas) are common in tech and cooking contexts.
  • 畏缩 wèisuō (to cower/flinch) uses 缩 for shrinking back emotionally, not physically.

含“缩”的词语