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Character Breakdown

萎缩 consists of 2 characters.

to wither, to droop, to decline

to contract, shrink, or draw back

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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

Adverb + Verbwith迅速

xùn迅

sù速

wěi萎

suō缩

Example Sentences with 萎缩

zhè这

duǒ朵

huā花

wēi萎

suō缩

le了

。

formal

Written

state of atrophy

formal

shrink rapidly

This flower has withered.

cháng长

qī期

wò卧

chuáng床

huì会

dǎo导

zhì致

jī肌

ròu肉

xùn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.

rú如

guǒ果

shì市

chǎng场

xū需

qiú求

chí持

xù续

wěi萎

suō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?

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jīng经

jì济

wēi萎

suō缩

dǎo导

zhì致

hěn很

duō多

rén人

shī失

yè业

。

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

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

yóu由

yú于

quē缺

fá乏

duàn锻

liàn炼

，

tā他

de的

jī

nǐ你

kàn看

，

zhè这

piàn片

yè叶

zi子

dōu都

wěi萎

suō

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.

赖

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.

肌

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?

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 萎缩.

Words with 萎

枯萎kū wěi
萎靡不振wěi mǐ bù zhèn

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