# 收缩 (shōusuō)

In Mandarin Chinese, 收缩 (shōusuō) means “to shrink; to contract”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to shrink; to contract
- Pinyin: shōusuō (shou1 suo1)
- Traditional: 收縮
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 这件毛衣用热水洗后收缩了。
  Zhè jiàn máoyī yòng rèshuǐ xǐ hòu shōusuōle.
  This wool sweater shrank after being washed in hot water.

## Characters

- [收](https://hanziro.com/word/shou-receive/) (shōu): to receive; to collect
- [缩](https://hanziro.com/word/suo-shrink/) (suō): to shrink; to pull back

https://hanziro.com/word/shou-suo-shrink/

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