縮 (suk1) — recoil; withdraw; draw back; retire in Cantonese
sukˉ¹縮简 缩
Mandarin Pinyin: suo1
Meaning of 縮
nounrecoil; withdraw; draw back; retire
nounshrink; contract; reduce; shorten
nouneconomize; curtail; cut down (expense)
Example Sentences with 縮
ginˍ₆件saamˉ¹衫sukˉ¹縮siuˊ²小zo2.咗。
The shirt has shrunk.
go˗₃個lungˎ₄窿sukˉ¹縮siuˊ²小zo2.咗。
The hole has shrunk.
faai˗₃塊deiˍ₆地sukˉ¹縮siuˊ²小zo2.咗。
The piece of land has shrunk.
keoiˏ₅佢go˗₃個tauˎ₄頭sukˉ¹縮siuˊ²小zo2.咗。
His head has shrunk.
fanˍ₆份loengˍ₆量sukˉ¹縮siuˊ²小zo2.咗。
The portion has shrunk.
Words Containing 縮
諗縮數nam2 suk1 sou3
to act in a tricky way
縮減suk1 gaam2
to cut, to reduce
數據壓縮sou3 geoi3 aat3 suk1
data compression
緊縮gan2 suk1
austerity; retrenchment
壓縮器aat3 suk1 hei3
compressor
縮微膠卷suk1 mei4 gaau1 gyun2
microfilm (film on which materials are photographed at greatly reduced size; useful for storage; a magnification system is used to read the material)
可壓縮的ho2 aat3 suk1 dik1
compressible
瑟縮sat1 suk1
curl up with cold
縮小模型suk1 siu2 mou4 jing4
miniature
萎縮wai2 suk1
to wane; to shrink; to wither; to atrophy
縮水suk1 seoi2
shrink
古縮gu2 suk1
conservative; old fashioned
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