Chinese–EnglishWith examples
缩
suō · suo
Traditional 縮
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- to withdraw
- to pull back
- to contract
- to shrink
- to reduce
- abbreviation
- also pr. [sù]
In a sentence
2 examples01
这只蜗牛将触角缩了回去。
The snail draws in its feelers.
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02
天气一冷，猫就缩成一团睡觉。
As soon as the weather turns cold, the cat curls up into a ball to sleep.
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