缩小

suō xiǎo · suo xiao

Traditional 縮小

Meaning

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  1. to reduce; to decrease; to shrink

In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)张(zhāng)照(zhào)片(piàn)太(tài)大(dà)了(le),需(xū)要(yào)缩(suō)小(xiǎo)一(yì)点(diǎn)才(cái)能(néng)上(shàng)传(chuán)。

This photo is too big; it needs to be shrunk a bit before uploading.

02

两(liǎng)家(jiā)公(gōng)司(sī)之(zhī)间(jiān)的(de)差(chā)距(jù)正(zhèng)在(zài)逐(zhú)渐(jiàn)缩(suō)小(xiǎo)。

The gap between the two companies is gradually narrowing.

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