# 紧缩 (jǐnsuō)

In Mandarin Chinese, 紧缩 (jǐnsuō) means “to cut back; to tighten; austerity”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to cut back; to tighten; austerity
- Pinyin: jǐnsuō (jin3 suo1)
- Traditional: 緊縮
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 为了渡过难关，公司决定紧缩开支。
  Wèile dùguò nánguān, gōngsī juédìng jǐnsuō kāizhī.
  To get through the difficulty, the company decided to cut back on expenses.

## Characters

- [紧](https://hanziro.com/word/jin-tight/) (jǐn): tight; urgent
- [缩](https://hanziro.com/word/suo-shrink/) (suō): to shrink; to pull back

https://hanziro.com/word/jin-suo-cut-back/

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