缩 (縮) suō

1. suō verb to contract; to shrink; to reduce
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '縮'; Guoyu '縮' v 1; Unihan '縮')
2. suō verb to withdraw; to pull back
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '縮'; Guoyu '縮' v 3)
3. suō verb to reduce
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 节省 (CC-CEDICT '縮'; Guoyu '縮' v 4)
4. suō verb to be afraid
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 害怕 (Guoyu '縮' v 2)

Contained in

• 缩进(縮進) to indent
• 收缩(收縮) to pull back; to shrink; to contract ; to concentrate force ; a constriction ; a systole
• 缩约(縮約) contraction (in grammar); abbreviation
• 缩影(縮影) a miniature; a big picture in a nutshell; the epitome
• 敛缩(斂縮) to vanish to shrink
• 压缩机(壓縮機) compactor; compressor
• 畏缩(畏縮) to cower; to flinch; to quail; to recoil
• 缩衣节食(縮衣節食) to economize on clothes and food; to scrimp and save
• 缩多氨酸(縮多氨酸) polypeptide, a chain of amino acids linked by peptide bonds CO-NH, a component of protein
• 缩头缩脑(縮頭縮腦) to be timid and not willing to take charge
• 数据压缩(數據壓縮) data compression
• 伸缩(伸縮) to lengthen and shorten ; flexible; adjustable; retractable; extensible; telescoping
• 缩微平片(縮微平片) microfiche
• 压缩空气(壓縮空氣) compressed air
• 凝缩(凝縮) to condense; to concentrate; compression; concentration
• 心脏收缩压(心臟收縮壓) systolic blood pressure
• 收缩压(收縮壓) systolic blood pressure
• 铀浓缩(鈾濃縮) uranium enrichment
• 抖缩(抖縮) to cower; to tremble
• 紧缩复句(緊縮複句) a contracted complex sentence
• 缩紧(縮緊) to tighten; to contract; to shrink in
• 空气压缩机(空氣壓縮機) air compressor
• 浓缩咖啡(濃縮咖啡) a espresso
• 伸缩号(伸縮號) a trombone
• 肌肉萎缩症(肌肉萎縮症) muscular dystrophy
• 缩略(縮略) to contract; to abbreviate
• 缩印(縮印) to reprint (a book etc) in a smaller format
• 可压缩(可壓縮) compressible
• 缩称(縮稱) abbreviation
• 缩略语(縮略語) abbreviated word; acronym
• 通货紧缩(通貨緊縮) deflation
• 缩胸(縮胸) breast reduction; reduction mammaplasty
• 畏畏缩缩(畏畏縮縮) cowering; cringing
• 退缩(退縮) to shrink back; to cower
• 低浓缩铀(低濃縮鈾) low-enriched uranium
• 畏缩不前(畏縮不前) to shrink back in fear
• 伸缩缝(伸縮縫) to insulate a building
• 高浓缩铀(高濃縮鈾) highly enriched uranium (HEU)
• 伸缩喇叭(伸縮喇叭) a trombone
• 伸缩性(伸縮性) flexibility
• 缩语(縮語) abbreviated word; acronym
• 缩减(縮減) to reduce
• 瑟缩(瑟縮) to curl up shivering (from cold); timid and trembling (in fear); to shrink; to cower
• 蜷缩(蜷縮) to curl up; to huddle; to cower; cringing
• 节衣缩食(節衣縮食) frugal use of clothing and food
• 缩写(縮寫) abbreviation
• 临阵退缩(臨陣退縮) to shrink back as the time for battle approaches; to get cold feet
• 意式浓缩咖啡(意式濃縮咖啡) espresso

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微缩胶卷 、 缩略图 、 解压缩

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Truncated for common words

• 卷七十五 志第二十八 律曆八 Volume 75 Treatises 28: Measures and Calendar 8 History of Song 宋史 — count: 59
• 卷十三 志第三 歷下 Volume 13 Treatises 3: Calendar 2 Book of Song 宋書 — count: 50
• 卷七十三 志第二十六 律曆六 Volume 73 Treatises 26: Measures and Calendar 6 History of Song 宋史 — count: 49
• 卷107上 律曆志三上 Volume 107a Treatise 3: Treatise on Music and Calendars 1 Book of Wei 魏書 — count: 45
• 卷五十五　志第七:　　曆四 Volume 55 Treatises 8: Calendar 4 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 43
• 卷三十五 志第十一 曆五 Volume 35 Treatises 11: Calendar 5 History of Ming 明史 — count: 43
• 卷七十四 志第二十七 律曆七 Volume 74 Treatises 27: Measures and Calendar 7 History of Song 宋史 — count: 39
• 卷107下 律曆志三下 Volume 107b Treatise 3: Treatise on Music and Calendars 2 Book of Wei 魏書 — count: 38
• 卷三十六 志第十二 曆六 Volume 36 Treatises 12: Calendar 6 History of Ming 明史 — count: 37
• 卷十七 志第七 律曆中 Volume 17 Treatises 7: Rhythm and the Calendar Part Two Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 29

Collocations

• 盈缩 (盈縮) 盈縮卷舒 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷二　俶真訓 Chapter 2: Starting with the Truth — count: 28
• 缩积分 (縮積分) 月行遲疾度損益率盈縮積分月行分 — Book of Jin 晉書, 卷十八 志第八 律曆下 Volume 18 Treatises 8: Rhythm and the Calendar Part Three — count: 16
• 缩执 (縮執) 缩执俎 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 少牢馈食礼 第十六 16. Rites of the secondary pen victim food offering — count: 12
• 赢缩 (贏縮) 贏縮卷舒 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷八　本經訓 Chapter 8: Base Warp — count: 9
• 缩酒 (縮酒) 無以縮酒 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 5
• 西缩 (西縮) 西缩 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 少牢馈食礼 第十六 16. Rites of the secondary pen victim food offering — count: 4
• 缩积 (縮積) 盈縮積也 — Book of Jin 晉書, 卷十七 志第七 律曆中 Volume 17 Treatises 7: Rhythm and the Calendar Part Two — count: 4
• 缩奠 (縮奠) 司马缩奠俎于羊湆俎南 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 有司 第十七 17. The servant clearing the way — count: 4
• 曰缩 (曰縮) 退舍曰縮 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《天官書》 Astronomy — count: 4
• 减缩 (減縮) 所得盈減縮加大小餘 — Book of Jin 晉書, 卷十七 志第七 律曆中 Volume 17 Treatises 7: Rhythm and the Calendar Part Two — count: 4