伸
缩

To lengthen and shorten in Chinese: 伸缩 (shēn suō)

shēn suō

to lengthen and shorten

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 伸縮1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to lengthen and shorten
  2. 2flexible
  3. 3adjustable
  4. 4retractable
  5. 5extensible
  6. 6telescoping (collapsible)

Stroke order

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伸
缩

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄣ

shēn

ㄕ/ shㄣ/ en—/ first tone

ㄙㄨㄛ

suō

ㄙ/ sㄨ/ uㄛ/ o—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

伸缩

Simplified

伸縮

Traditional

Example sentences

See 伸缩 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 这种桌子的桌腿可以自由伸缩。

    zhè zhǒng zhuō zi de zhuō tuǐ kě yǐ zì yóu shēn suō。

    The legs of this table can freely extend and retract.

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Related words

伸

shēn

to stretch

缩

suō

to withdraw

缩短

suō duǎn

to curtail

缩小

suō xiǎo

to reduce

延伸

yán shēn

to extend

紧缩

jǐn suō

(economics) to reduce

浓缩

nóng suō

to concentrate (a liquid)

伸手

shēn shǒu

to reach out with one's hand

伸张

shēn zhāng

to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue)

收缩

shōu suō

to pull back

缩水

suō shuǐ

to shrink (in the wash)

缩影

suō yǐng

miniature version of sth

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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