缩
小

To reduce in Chinese: 缩小 (suō xiǎo)

suō xiǎo

to reduce

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 縮小1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to reduce
  2. 2to decrease
  3. 3to shrink

Stroke order

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缩
小

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄙㄨㄛ

suō

ㄙ/ sㄨ/ uㄛ/ o—/ first tone

ㄒㄧㄠˇ

xiǎo

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

缩小

Simplified

縮小

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 洗过以后，我的毛衣缩小了。

    xǐ guò yǐ hòu， wǒ de máo yī suō xiǎo le。

    After washing, my sweater shrank.

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Related words

小

xiǎo

small

缩

suō

to withdraw

小姐

xiǎo jie

young lady

小时

xiǎo shí

hour

小心

xiǎo xīn

to be careful

小说

xiǎo shuō

novel

缩短

suō duǎn

to curtail

小吃

xiǎo chī

snack

小麦

xiǎo mài

wheat

小气

xiǎo qì

stingy

小偷

xiǎo tōu

thief

小学

xiǎo xué

elementary school

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