suō

contract, draw in, reduce

DEFINITIONS

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

WORDS

氨酸 suō ān suān peptide (two or more amino acids linked by peptide bonds CO-NH); same as 肽[tai4]
水 suō shuǐ to shrink (in the wash); fig. to shrink (of profits etc)
減 suō jiǎn to cut; to reduce
略 suō lüè to contract; to abbreviate; abbreviation
略字 suō lüè zì abbreviated character
略語 suō lüè yǔ abbreviated word; acronym
短 suō duǎn to curtail; to cut down
約 suō yuē contraction (in grammar); abbreviation
緊 suō jǐn to tighten; to contract; to shrink in
胸 suō xiōng breast reduction; reduction mammaplasty
衣節食 suō yī jié shí to economize on clothes and food; to scrimp and save (idiom)
語 suō yǔ abbreviated word; acronym
陰 suō yīn to make the vagina tighter
頭烏龜 suō tóu wū guī a turtle that pulls its head in; (fig.) coward; chicken
肌肉萎症 jī ròu wēi suō zhèng muscular dystrophy
臨陣退 lín zhèn tuì suō to shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom); to get cold feet
wěi suō to wither; to dry up (of a plant); to atrophy (of muscle, social custom etc)
quán suō to curl up; to huddle; to cower; cringing
裘馨氏肌肉萎症 qiú xīn shì jī ròu wēi suō zhèng Duchenne muscular dystrophy
解壓 jiě yā suō to decompress; decompression (esp. computer)
退 tuì suō to shrink back; to cower
通貨緊 tōng huò jǐn suō deflation
鈾濃 yóu nóng suō uranium enrichment
首字母寫 shǒu zì mǔ suō xiě acronym
高濃鈾 gāo nóng suō yóu highly enriched uranium (HEU)