收
缩

To pull back in Chinese: 收缩 (shōu suō)

shōu suō

to pull back

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

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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收
缩

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄕㄡ

shōu

ㄕ/ shㄡ/ ou—/ first tone

ㄙㄨㄛ

suō

ㄙ/ sㄨ/ uㄛ/ o—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

收缩

Simplified

收縮

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 天冷的时候，金属会慢慢收缩。

    tiān lěng de shí hòu， jīn shǔ huì màn màn shōu suō。

    When it gets cold, metal slowly contracts.

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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

to harvest

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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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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