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缩 suō

to withdraw, to shrink, to pull back; abbreviation

Strokes
14
Level
HSK 5
Radical
纟
Traditional
縮
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 纟宿 ⿰纟宿

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  1. 这件衣服洗了以后缩水了。
    Zhè jiàn yīfu xǐle yǐhòu suōshuǐ le.
    This piece of clothing shrank after washing.
    this (measure) clothes wash after shrink-water (particle)
  2. 我们能缩短会议时间吗？
    Wǒmen néng suōduǎn huìyì shíjiān ma?
    Can we shorten the meeting time?
    we can shorten meeting time (question)
  3. 请把这个文件压缩一下再发送。
    Qǐng bǎ zhège wénjiàn yāsuō yíxià zài fāsòng.
    Please compress this file before sending it.
    please (object-marker) this (measure) file compress a-bit then send
  4. 时间不够，行程没能缩短。
    Shíjiān bú gòu, xíngchéng méi néng suōduǎn.
    There wasn't enough time, the itinerary couldn't be shortened.
    time not enough, itinerary not can shorten
  5. 冬天，金属遇冷会收缩。
    Dōngtiān, jīnshǔ yù lěng huì shōusuō.
    In winter, metal contracts when it meets cold.
    winter, metal meet cold will contract

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