# 缩影 (suōyǐng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 缩影 (suōyǐng) means “microcosm; epitome; miniature”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: microcosm; epitome; miniature
- Pinyin: suōyǐng (suo1 ying3)
- Traditional: 縮影
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 这个村庄是时代的缩影。
  Zhège cūnzhuāng shì shídài de suōyǐng.
  This village is a microcosm of the era.

## Characters

- [缩](https://hanziro.com/word/suo-shrink/) (suō): to shrink; to pull back
- 影 (yǐng): picture; image

https://hanziro.com/word/suo-ying-microcosm/

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