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All HSK 3.0 Level 7–9 words

缩

suō
HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9Traditional: 縮

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

Meaning

  1. to shrink
  2. to pull back

Stroke order

Examples

  • 他在寒风中缩了缩脖子。
    Tā zài hánfēng zhōng suōle suō bózi.
    He shrank his neck in the cold wind.

Characters

缩
suō
to withdraw; to pull back
Words with 缩