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缩小 (suō xiǎo): To reduce (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

缩小 consists of 2 characters.

to contract, shrink, or draw back

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 缩小.

Words with 缩

伸缩shēn suō
压缩yā suō
收缩shōu suō
浓缩nóng suō
瑟缩sè suō
畏缩wèi suō
紧缩jǐn suō
缩减suō jiǎn

Words with 小

小姐xiǎo jiěHSK 1
小时xiǎo shíHSK 2
小心xiǎo xīnHSK 3
小吃xiǎo chīHSK 4
小说xiǎo shuōHSK 4
小伙子xiǎo huǒ ziHSK 4
从小cóng xiǎo
大小dà xiǎo

Example Sentences with 缩小

wǒ我

men们

xū需

yào要

suō缩

xiǎo小

tú图

piàn片

de的

chǐ尺

cùn寸

。

We need to shrink the size of the picture.

gōng公

sī司

jì计

huà划

suō缩

xiǎo小

míng明

nián年

de的

liǎng两

guó国

zài在

jīng经

jì济

fā发

zhǎn展

shuǐ水

píng平

shàng

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yóu由

yú于

zī资

jīn金

duǎn短

quē缺

，

yù预

suàn算

guī规

mó模

。

The company plans to reduce next year's budget scale.

上

de的

chā差

jù距

zhèng正

zài在

zhú逐

jiàn渐

suō缩

xiǎo小

。

The gap in economic development levels between the two countries is gradually narrowing.

xiàng

项

mù目

bù不

jǐn仅

bèi被

tuī推

chí迟

，

ér而

qiě且

guī规

mó模

yě也

suō缩

xiǎo小

le了

。

Due to a shortage of funds, the project was not only postponed but also scaled down.

yī医

shēng生

qiáng强

diào调

，

zhǒng肿

liú瘤

zhí直

jìng径

nǎ哪

pà怕

zhī只

suō缩

xiǎo小

yì一

háo毫

mǐ米

，

yě也

shì是

jī积

jí极

de的

xìn信

hào号

。

The doctor emphasized that even a one-millimetre reduction in the tumour's diameter is a positive sign.