HSK 6 vocabulary › 收缩
收缩
收缩 in English: to pull back; to shrink
shōu suō
to pull back; to shrink
How to pronounce 收缩
shōu suō (without tone marks: shou suo). shōu is a first (high, level) tone; suō is a first (high, level) tone.
Characters in 收缩
收 shōu
to receive; to accept; to collect
to receive; to accept; to collect
缩 suō
to withdraw; to pull back; to contract
to withdraw; to pull back; to contract
Related words
| 收 | shōu | to receive; to accept | HSK 4 |
| 收入 | shōu rù | to take in; income | HSK 4 |
| 收拾 | shōu shi | to put in order; to tidy up | HSK 4 |
| 收获 | shōu huò | to harvest; to reap | HSK 5 |
| 收据 | shōu jù | receipt | HSK 5 |
| 吸收 | xī shōu | to absorb; to assimilate | HSK 5 |
| 缩短 | suō duǎn | to curtail; to cut down | HSK 5 |
| 丰收 | fēng shōu | bumper harvest | HSK 6 |
| 回收 | huí shōu | to recycle; to reclaim | HSK 6 |
| 收藏 | shōu cáng | to collect (works of art, dolls, antiques etc); to put away for safekeeping | HSK 6 |