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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

The characters of 收缩

shōuto receive (HSK 4)
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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