suō

contract, draw in, reduce

DEFINITIONS

縮 suō
  • to withdraw
  • to pull back
  • to contract
  • to shrink
  • to reduce
  • abbreviation
  • also pr. [su4]

WORDS

管 rè suō guǎn heat shrink tubing (aka heatshrink) (shrinkable plastic tube used to insulate wires)
sè suō to curl up shivering (from cold); timid and trembling (in fear); to shrink; to cower
畏畏 wèi wèi suō suō cowering; cringing
wèi suō to cower; to flinch; to quail; to recoil
不前 wèi suō bù qián to shrink back in fear (idiom); too cowardly to advance
zhòu suō to wrinkle; wrinkled up
節衣食 jié yī suō shí to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
jiǎn suō abbreviation; short form
jǐn suō (economics) to reduce; to curtail; to cut back; to tighten; austerity; tightening; crunch
緊衣食 jǐn yī suō shí see 節衣縮食|节衣缩食[jie2 yi1 suo1 shi2]
印 suō yìn to reprint (a book etc) in a smaller format
印本 suō yìn běn compact edition (of a dictionary etc)
多氨酸 suō duō ān suān polypeptide, a chain of amino acids linked by peptide bonds CO-NH, a component of protein; same as 多肽[duo1 tai4]
寫 suō xiě abbreviation; to abridge
小 suō xiǎo to reduce; to decrease; to shrink
小模型 suō xiǎo mó xíng miniature
影 suō yǐng miniature version of sth; microcosm; epitome; (Tw) to microfilm
微平片 suō wēi píng piàn microfiche
成 suō chéng to shrink into
成一團 suō chéng yī tuán to huddle together; to curl up
腳 suō shǒu suō jiǎo bound hand and foot (idiom); constrained
排 suō pái (typesetting) to indent
放 suō fàng scaling; resizing; zoom (graphics)
時攝影 suō shí shè yǐng time-lapse photography
格 suō gé (typesetting) to indent