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蜷缩 (quán suō): To curl up (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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蜷缩 consists of 2 characters.

to curl up; to coil

to contract, shrink, or draw back

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

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Pinyinquán suō

Meaningto curl up; to huddle

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Syntaxverb

Word蜷缩

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Example Sentences with 蜷缩

Xiǎo小

māo猫

quán蜷

suō缩

zài在

shā沙

fā发

jiǎo角

luò落

lǐ里

shuì睡

jiào觉

。

The kitten curled up in the corner of the sofa to sleep.

Tā他

quán蜷

suō缩

zhe着

shēn身

tǐ体

，

shì试

tú图

dǐ

抵

yù御

hán寒

lěng冷

。

He curled up his body, trying to resist the cold.

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 蜷缩.

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Words with 缩

缩小suō xiǎoHSK 5
缩短suō duǎnHSK 5
压缩yā suōHSK 6
收缩shōu suōHSK 6
伸缩shēn suōHSK 7-9
浓缩nóng suōHSK 7-9
畏缩wèi suōHSK 7-9
紧缩jǐn suōHSK 7-9