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| Pronunciation |
: |
suō |
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| Meaning |
: |
- to contract; to shrink; to reduce. (v)
- to withdraw; to pull back. (v)
- abbreviation. (n)
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| Radical |
: |
纟 |
| Strokes |
: |
14 |
| Traditional |
: |
縮 ( Stroke Order ) |
| Usage |
: |
7.1% |
| Notes |
: |
also as sù |
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Common Words / Phrases:
| 1. |
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: |
to reduce; to decrease; to shrink |
| 2. |
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: |
to curtail; to cut down |
| 3. |
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: |
to shrink back; to cower |
| 4. |
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: |
to pull back; to shrink; to contract |
| 6. |
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: |
abbreviation; to abridge |
Sentences:
| 1. He huddled himself up with cold. |
| Tā |
lěng |
dé |
suō |
chéngyī |
tuán |
。 |
| 他 |
冷 |
得 |
缩 |
成 |
一 |
团 |
。 |
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| 他 |
: |
he |
| 冷 |
: |
cold |
| 得 |
: |
used after a verb or an adjective to express possibility or capability |
| 缩成 |
: |
to shrink into |
| 一团 |
: |
(shrink the body) together |
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| 2. The sweater shrank when washed it in hot water. |
| nà |
máo |
yī |
fàng |
jìn |
rè |
shuǐ |
lǐ |
yī |
xǐ |
jiù |
suō |
xiǎo |
le |
。 |
| 那 |
毛 |
衣 |
放 |
进 |
热 |
水 |
里 |
一 |
洗 |
就 |
缩 |
小 |
了 |
。 |
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| 那 |
: |
that |
| 毛衣 |
: |
sweater |
| 放进 |
: |
put into |
| 热水 |
: |
hot water |
| 里 |
: |
in |
| 一 |
: |
once |
| 洗 |
: |
wash |
| 就 |
: |
[表示条件关系] then |
| 缩小 |
: |
shrink |
| 了 |
: |
particle indicating that something has happened |
|
| 3. Cut the report down to half of its length. |
| bǎ |
bào |
gào |
suō |
duǎn |
yī |
bàn |
。 |
| 把 |
报 |
告 |
缩 |
短 |
一 |
半 |
。 |
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|
| 把 |
: |
particle used to shift the object to before the verb |
| 报告 |
: |
report |
| 缩短 |
: |
to curtail; to cut down |
| 一半 |
: |
half |
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| 4. Metals contract as they become cool. |
| jīn |
shǔ |
yù |
lěng |
jiù |
huì |
shōu |
suō |
。 |
| 金 |
属 |
遇 |
冷 |
就 |
会 |
收 |
缩 |
。 |
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| 金属 |
: |
metal |
| 遇 |
: |
meet |
| 冷 |
: |
cold |
| 就会 |
: |
will |
| 收缩 |
: |
to contract |
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