紧
缩

(economics) to reduce in Chinese: 紧缩 (jǐn suō)

jǐn suō

(economics) to reduce

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

Definitions

  1. 1(economics) to reduce
  2. 2to curtail
  3. 3to cut back
  4. 4to tighten
  5. 5austerity
  6. 6tightening
  7. 7crunch

Stroke order

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紧
缩

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧㄣˇ

jǐn

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄣ/ enˇ/ third tone

ㄙㄨㄛ

suō

ㄙ/ sㄨ/ uㄛ/ o—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

紧缩

Simplified

緊縮

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 为了省钱，政府开始紧缩开支。

    wèi le shěng qián， zhèng fǔ kāi shǐ jǐn suō kāi zhī。

    To save money, the government began to tighten spending.

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Related words

紧

jǐn

tight

缩

suō

to withdraw

紧张

jǐn zhāng

nervous

赶紧

gǎn jǐn

hurriedly

紧急

jǐn jí

urgent

缩短

suō duǎn

to curtail

缩小

suō xiǎo

to reduce

抓紧

zhuā jǐn

to keep a firm grip on

紧密

jǐn mì

inseparably close

紧紧

jǐn jǐn

closely

加紧

jiā jǐn

to intensify

紧凑

jǐn còu

compact

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