# 萎缩 (wěisuō)

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

- Meaning: to wither; to shrink; to atrophy
- Pinyin: wěisuō (wei3 suo1)
- Traditional: 萎縮
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 缺乏运动会导致肌肉逐渐萎缩。
  Quēfá yùndòng huì dǎozhì jīròu zhújiàn wěisuō.
  Lack of exercise can cause muscles to gradually atrophy.

## Characters

- 萎 (wěi): to wither; to drop
- [缩](https://hanziro.com/word/suo-shrink/) (suō): to shrink; to pull back

https://hanziro.com/word/wei-suo-wither/

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