Verbcontract; shrink; concentrate one's forces

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 收缩.
收 stroke order svg
缩 stroke order svg

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How to Use 收缩 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 收缩 with other words naturally.
Adverb + Verbwith迅速
xùn
shōu
suō
neutral
contract rapidly
Idiomwith
zhàng
lěng
suō
neutral
thermal expansion and contraction
Subject + Verbwith肌肉
ròu
shōu
suō
neutral
muscle contraction
Verb + Objectwith成本
shōu
suō
chéng
běn
formalWritten
cut costs

Example Sentences with 收缩

tiān
lěng
le
huì
shōu
suō
When the weather gets cold, clothes will shrink.
miàn
duì
shì
chǎng
dòng
gōng
jué
dìng
shōu
suō
tóu
jiàng
fēng
xiǎn
Facing market fluctuations, the company decided to contract investments to reduce risks.
wèi
shén
me
zài
hán
lěng
shí
men
de
xuè
guǎn
huì
dòng
shōu
suō
ne
Why do our blood vessels automatically contract when it's cold?
jīng
jǐng
shí
hěn
duō
gōng
huì
shōu
suō
guī
During an economic downturn, many companies will shrink their business scale.
bìng
méi
yǒu
shōu
suō
de
shè
jiāo
quān
fǎn
ér
gèng
jiā
huó
yuè
le
He did not shrink his social circle; instead, he became more active.
wèi
le
yìng
duì
wēi
zhèng
shōu
suō
kāi
zhī
bìng
yōu
huà
yuán
pèi
zhì
To cope with the crisis, the government must contract expenditures and optimize resource allocation.
yùn
dòng
hòu
ròu
huì
zàn
shí
shōu
suō
zhè
shì
zhèng
cháng
de
shēng
fǎn
yìng
Muscles will temporarily contract after exercise, which is a normal physiological response.
zhè
jiàn
máo
shí
shuǐ
wēn
bié
tài
gāo
fǒu
huì
shōu
suō
biàn
xíng
Don't use too hot water when washing this sweater, or it will shrink and deform.