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Meaning of 缩

Pinyin suō、 sù

Radical

纟

Strokes

Definition

to withdraw / to pull back / to contract / to shrink / to reduce

Usage

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缩 suō 1. 向后退，往回收。 To draw back; to retract. 2. 由大变小，由长变短。 To change from large to small; to shorten. 3. 捆束。 To bind; to tie. 4. 直，理直。 Straight; reasonable. 5. 滤酒去渣。 To filter out the dregs from wine. 缩 suō (动) 【本义】: 捆束【造字法】: 形声。从糸( mì)，宿声。糸，细丝，与绳索有关。 1. 同本义 ([En.] bind; tie) 引 1. 《诗·大雅·緜》：其绳则直，缩版以载。 2. 《说文》：缩，乱也。朱曰:“许书之乱字皆治也，理也。此说解及尔雅之乱，正谓治理。” 3. 《仪礼·乡饮酒礼》：磬阶闲缩霤。 4. 《仪礼·乡射礼·大射仪》：十纯则缩而委之。 5. 《仪礼·士丧礼》：绞横三缩一。 6. 《礼记·檀弓》：冠缩缝。 7. 《礼记·丧大纪》：布绞缩者一。 2. 收缩 ([En.] contract; shrink) 引 1. 宋·苏轼《教战守》：论战斗之事，则缩颈而股慄。例如: 缩栗(冷缩颤栗); 缩气(收敛气焰); 缩瑟(瑟缩。畏缩貌); 缩首(点头) 3. 退缩; 退，减 ([En.] draw back; withdraw; recoil) 引 1. 宋·陆游《过小孤山大孤山》：是日风静，舟行颇迟，又秋深潦缩，故得尽见杜老所谓“幸有舟楫迟，得尽所历妙”也。例如: 缩恧(因羞惭而畏惧瑟缩); 缩伏(畏惧屈服); 缩退(畏缩退却); 缩栗(形容畏惧颤朒; 枝叶枯萎) 4. 节约，节省 ([En.] economize) 例如: 节衣缩食 5. 亏欠，不足 ([En.] shorten) 引 1. 《资治通鉴·唐·大历十四年》：由是以天下公赋为人君私藏，有司不复得窥其多少，校其赢缩。例如: 缩囊(日渐贫困); 缩腹(忍受饥饿) 6. 滤酒去渣 ([En.] filter) 引 1. 《礼记·郊特牲》：缩酌用茅，明酌也。例如: 缩酒(古代祭祀时，捆束包茅立于前，灌酒于茅束，酒渗而下，视为神饮，名为缩酒，一说为滤酒去掉渣滓) 7. 取，采取 ([En.] take) 引 1. 《国语·楚语》：若于目观则美，缩于财用则匮，是聚民利以自封而瘠民出，胡美之焉。例如: 缩弗转(方言。收不回); 缩屋称贞(称颂人在妇女有危难时，能守礼而不加侵犯凌辱之词。按: 缩屋而继之，指薪尽，又拆取屋木以继) 缩 suō (名) 1. 姓 Surname. 2. 另见 sù (缩砂密) See also sù (缩砂密). 缩 sù (名) 1. 多年生草本植物，种子棕色，亦称“缩砂”。种子入中药，称“砂仁”。 A perennial herbaceous plant, seeds are brown, also called "缩砂". Seeds are used in traditional Chinese medicine, known as "砂仁".

压缩 yā suō

to compress / compression

缩小 suō xiǎo

to reduce / to decrease / to shrink

挛缩 luán suō

contracture

缩写 suō xiě

abbreviation / to abridge

缩减 suō jiǎn

to cut / to reduce

收缩 shōu suō

to pull back / to shrink / to contract / (physiology) systole

浓缩 nóng suō

to concentrate (a liquid) / concentration / espresso coffee / abbr. for 意式濃縮咖啡|意式浓缩咖啡

浓缩铀 nóng suō yóu

enriched uranium

伸缩 shēn suō

to lengthen and shorten / flexible / adjustable / retractable / extensible / telescoping (collapsible)

伸缩性 shēn suō xìng

flexibility

瑟缩 sè suō

to curl up shivering (from cold) / timid and trembling (in fear) / to shrink / to cower

畏缩 wèi suō

to cower / to flinch / to quail / to recoil

畏畏缩缩 wèi wèi suō suō

cowering / cringing

畏缩不前 wèi suō bù qián

to shrink back in fear (idiom); too cowardly to advance

皱缩 zhòu suō

to wrinkle / wrinkled up

缩短 suō duǎn

to curtail / to cut down

紧缩 jǐn suō

(economics) to reduce / to curtail / to cut back / to tighten / austerity / tightening / crunch

萎缩 wěi suō

to wither / to dry up (of a plant) / to atrophy (of muscle, social custom etc)

缩回 suō huí

retraction / anastole

退缩 tuì suō

to shrink back / to cower

缩水 suō shuǐ

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

缩手 suō shǒu

draw back one's hand

蜷缩 quán suō

to curl up / to huddle / to cower / cringing

缩影 suō yǐng

miniature version of sth / microcosm / epitome / (Tw) to microfilm

缩聚 suō jù

polycondensation / condensation polymerization

压缩机 yā suō jī

compactor / compressor

缩头 suō tóu

retracted head

热胀冷缩 rè zhàng lěng suō

heat makes something expand and cold makes it contract

缩脖子 suō bó zi

Neck down

萎缩性 wēi suō xìng

atrophic

缩醛 suō quán

acetal / formal

压缩饼干 yā suō bǐng gān

ship biscuit / compressed biscuit / hard tack

龟缩 guī suō

to withdraw / to hole up