Meaning
to withdraw; to pull back; to contract; to shrink; to reduce
Chinese: 收缩、缩小;也表示退缩。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “suo” becomes a different word in each tone. 缩 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 缩小suō xiǎoto reduce; to decrease; to shrink
- 缩短suō duǎnto shorten; to reduce; to curtail
- 收缩shōu suōto pull back; to shrink; to contract; (physiology) systole
- 压缩yā suōto compress; compression
- 浓缩nóng suōto concentrate; to condense; (nuclear energy) to enrich; espresso coffee
Example Sentence
这件毛衣洗完以后缩水了。Zhè jiàn máo yī xǐ wán yǐ hòu suō shuǐ le.This sweater shrank after washing.
这Zhèthis件jiànitem毛衣máo yī(wool) sweater洗xǐto wash完wánto finish以后yǐ hòuafter缩水suō shuǐto shrink (in the wash)了le(completed action)。