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缩

收缩 (shōu suō) – to pull back

shōu suō

to pull back

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 收縮0 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to pull back
  2. 2to shrink
  3. 3to contract
  4. 4(physiology) systole

Simplified & traditional

收缩

Simplified

收縮

Traditional

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Related words

收

shōu

to receive

缩

suō

to withdraw

收入

shōu rù

to take in

收拾

shōu shi

to put in order

收获

shōu huò

variant of 收获

收据

shōu jù

receipt

缩短

suō duǎn

to curtail

缩小

suō xiǎo

to reduce

吸收

xī shōu

to absorb

收到

shōu dào

to receive

收费

shōu fèi

to charge a fee

收看

shōu kàn

to watch (a TV program)

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