# 伸缩 (shēnsuō)

In Mandarin Chinese, 伸缩 (shēnsuō) means “to lengthen and shorten; adjustable”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to lengthen and shorten; adjustable
- Pinyin: shēnsuō (shen1 suo1)
- Traditional: 伸縮
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 这张桌子的长度可以自由伸缩。
  Zhè zhāng zhuōzi de chángdù kěyǐ zìyóu shēnsuō.
  The length of this table can be adjusted freely.

## Characters

- [伸](https://hanziro.com/word/shen-stretch/) (shēn): to stretch; to extend
- [缩](https://hanziro.com/word/suo-shrink/) (suō): to shrink; to pull back

https://hanziro.com/word/shen-suo-lengthen-and-shorten/

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