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缩

退缩 (tuì suō) – to shrink back

tuì suō

to shrink back

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

Definitions

  1. 1to shrink back
  2. 2to cower

Simplified & traditional

退缩

Simplified

退縮

Traditional

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Related words

退

tuì

to retreat

缩

suō

to withdraw

缩短

suō duǎn

to curtail

缩小

suō xiǎo

to reduce

退步

tuì bù

to do less well than before

退休

tuì xiū

to retire (from the workforce)

退出

tuì chū

to withdraw

退票

tuì piào

to bounce (a check)

辞退

cí tuì

to dismiss

后退

hòu tuì

to recoil

紧缩

jǐn suō

(economics) to reduce

浓缩

nóng suō

to concentrate (a liquid)

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