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缩水 (suō shuǐ) – to shrink (in the wash)

suō shuǐ

to shrink (in the wash)

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

Definitions

  1. 1to shrink (in the wash)
  2. 2fig. to shrink (of profits etc)

Simplified & traditional

缩水

Simplified

縮水

Traditional

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Related words

水

shuǐ

surname Shui

缩

suō

to withdraw

水果

shuǐ guǒ

fruit

水平

shuǐ píng

level (of achievement etc)

胶水

jiāo shuǐ

glue

缩短

suō duǎn

to curtail

缩小

suō xiǎo

to reduce

药水

yào shuǐ

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凉水

liáng shuǐ

cool water

海水

hǎi shuǐ

seawater

开水

kāi shuǐ

boiled water

泪水

lèi shuǐ

teardrop

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