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萎缩

萎缩 (wěi suō): Atrophy (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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萎缩 consists of 2 characters.

to wither, to droop, to decline

to contract, shrink, or draw back

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

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Pinyinwěi suō

MeaningAtrophy

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word萎缩

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3.

How to Use 萎缩 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 萎缩 with other words naturally.

Subject + Verb

jī肌

ròu肉

wěi萎

suō缩

neutral

muscle atrophy

shì市

chǎng场

wěi萎

suō缩

formal

market shrinkage

jīng经

jì济

wěi萎

suō缩

formal

economic contraction

Adjective + Nounwith状态

wěi萎

suō缩

zhuàng状

tài态

formalWritten

state of atrophy

Adverb + Verbwith迅速

xùn迅

sù速

wěi萎

suō缩

formal

shrink rapidly

4.

Example Sentences with 萎缩

zhè这

duǒ朵

huā花

wēi萎

suō缩

le了

。

This flower has withered.

cháng长

qī期

wò卧

chuáng床

huì会

dǎo导

zhì致

jī肌

ròu肉

xùn

rú如

guǒ果

shì市

chǎng场

xū需

qiú求

chí持

xù续

wěi萎

suō

jīng经

jì济

wēi萎

suō缩

dǎo导

zhì致

hěn很

duō多

rén人

tā他

de的

shè社

jiāo交

quān圈

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

yīn因

wèi

zhuān专

jiā家

jǐng警

gào告

shuō说

，

guò过

dù度

yī依

lài赖

yóu由

yú于

quē缺

fá乏

duàn锻

liàn炼

，

tā他

de的

jī肌

nǐ你

kàn看

，

zhè这

piàn片

yè叶

zi子

dōu都

wěi萎

suō

迅

sù速

wěi萎

suō缩

，

bì必

xū须

jiān坚

chí持

kāng康

fù复

xùn训

liàn练

。

Prolonged bed rest can cause muscles to atrophy rapidly, so rehabilitation exercises are essential.

缩

，

wǒ我

men们

de的

chǎn产

pǐn品

xiàn线

shì是

fǒu否

xū需

yào要

tiáo调

zhěng整

？

If market demand continues to atrophy, do we need to adjust our product line?

shī

失

yè业

。

The economic recession has caused many people to lose their jobs.

为

tuì退

xiū休

ér而

wěi萎

suō缩

，

fǎn反

ér而

gèng更

jiā加

fēng丰

fù富

le了

。

His social circle did not atrophy after retirement; on the contrary, it became even richer.

jì技

shù术

kě可

néng能

shǐ使

rén人

de的

mǒu某

xiē些

rèn认

zhī知

néng能

lì力

wěi萎

suō缩

。

Experts warn that over-reliance on technology may cause certain cognitive abilities to atrophy.

ròu肉

kāi开

shǐ始

wēi萎

suō缩

。

Due to lack of exercise, his muscles have started to atrophy.

缩

juǎn卷

qū曲

le了

，

shì是

bu不

shì是

gāi该

duō多

jiāo浇

diǎn点

shuǐ水

？

Look, this leaf has atrophied and curled up. Should we water it more?