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伸缩 (shēn suō): Stretch (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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伸 • shēn • stretch; extend • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
shēn
伸
stretch; extend
缩 • suō • to contract, shrink, or draw back • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
suō
缩
to contract, shrink, or draw back
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 伸缩.
Words with
伸
延伸
yán shēn
extend; elongate; roll out
伸张
shēn zhāng
Assert
伸手
shēn shǒu
Reach out
伸出
shēn chū
extend; stretch out
伸展
shēn zhǎn
to stretch / to extend
伸直
shēn zhí
to straighten; to stretch out
伸长
shēn cháng
to stretch, to elongate
Words with
缩
缩小
suō xiǎo
to reduce
缩短
suō duǎn
shorten; curtail; cut down
压缩
yā suō
compress; condense; cut down
收缩
shōu suō
contract; shrink; concentrate one's forces
浓缩
nóng suō
concentrate / condense
畏缩
wèi suō
flinch / shrink back
紧缩
jǐn suō
shrink / reduce
缩减
suō jiǎn
reduce
4.
How to Use 伸缩 in Sentences
Verb + Object
with
门
shēn
伸
suō
缩
mén
门
neutral
sliding gate
Adverb + Verb
with
可
kě
可
shēn
伸
suō
缩
de
的
Verb + Complement
with
自如
shēn
伸
suō
缩
zì
自
rú
如
Noun + Suffix
with
性
shēn
伸
suō
缩
xìng
性
formal
Written
5.
Example Sentences with 伸缩
zhè
这
gēn
根
shéng
绳
zi
子
kě
可
yǐ
以
shēn
伸
neutral
retractable
neutral
freely retractable
elasticity
suō
缩
。
This rope can stretch and retract.
zhè
这
ge
个
xiàng
项
mù
目
dì
的
jié
截
zhǐ
止
rì
日
qī
期
kě
可
yǐ
以
shì
适
dàng
当
shēn
伸
suō
缩
，
dàn
但
bù
不
yí
宜
chāo
超
guò
过
yì
一
zhōu
周
。
The deadline for this project can be appropriately extended, but it should not exceed one week.
nǐ
你
wèi
为
shén
什
me
么
bù
不
mǎi
买
nà
那
zhǒng
种
kě
可
yǐ
以
shēn
伸
suō
缩
de
的
liàng
晾
yī
衣
jià
架
ne
呢
？
Why don't you buy that kind of retractable clothes drying rack?
zhè
这
ge
个
jì
计
huà
划
de
的
shí
时
jiān
间
ān
安
pái
排
xū
需
yào
要
yǒu
有
yí
一
dìng
定
de
的
shēn
伸
suō
缩
xìng
性
。
The schedule for this plan needs to have some flexibility.
zǎo
早
shàng
上
zuò
做
zuò
做
shēn
伸
zhǎn
展
yùn
运
dòng
动
，
ràng
让
shēn
身
tǐ
体
chōng
充
fèn
分
shēn
伸
suō
缩
，
gǎn
感
jué
觉
tè
特
bié
别
shū
舒
fú
服
。
Doing some stretching exercises in the morning to fully extend your body feels particularly comfortable.
