畏
缩

To cower in Chinese: 畏缩 (wèi suō)

wèi suō

to cower

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

Definitions

  1. 1to cower
  2. 2to flinch
  3. 3to quail
  4. 4to recoil

Stroke order

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畏
缩

Zhuyin

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ㄨㄟˋ

wèi

ㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˋ/ fourth tone

ㄙㄨㄛ

suō

ㄙ/ sㄨ/ uㄛ/ o—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

畏缩

Simplified

畏縮

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 遇到危险，他没有畏缩。

    yù dào wēi xiǎn， tā méi yǒu wèi suō。

    Facing danger, he did not flinch.

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Related words

缩

suō

to withdraw

缩短

suō duǎn

to curtail

缩小

suō xiǎo

to reduce

紧缩

jǐn suō

(economics) to reduce

浓缩

nóng suō

to concentrate (a liquid)

伸缩

shēn suō

to lengthen and shorten

收缩

shōu suō

to pull back

缩水

suō shuǐ

to shrink (in the wash)

缩影

suō yǐng

miniature version of sth

退缩

tuì suō

to shrink back

萎缩

wěi suō

to wither

畏惧

wèi jù

to fear

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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