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收缩
shōu suō
contract, shrink

HSK 6Mythic

What does 收缩 mean?

收缩 (pinyin: shōu suō) means contract, shrink. It belongs to the official HSK 6 vocabulary (mastery), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.

Example with 收缩

Muscles contract when it's cold.

Character families

Every HSK 1–4 word containing 收

The characters of 收缩

收shōuto receive (HSK 4)
缩suōcomponent character

Related HSK 6 words

兼职jiān zhípart-time job
抚养fǔ yǎngraise, bring up
通用tōng yònguniversal, common
报仇bào chóuto take revenge
排斥pái chìto reject, exclude
题材tí cáitheme, subject matter
严密yán mìstrict, meticulous
筹备chóu bèiprepare, organize

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