Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
收縮. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
收縮, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
收縮 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
收縮 you have here. The definition of the word
收縮 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
收縮, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Chinese
|
|
to receive; to accept; to collect to receive; to accept; to collect; in care of (used on address line after name) |
to withdraw; to pull back; to contract to withdraw; to pull back; to contract; to shrink; to reduce |
| trad. (收縮)
|
收
|
縮
|
| simp. (收缩)
|
收
|
缩
|
Pronunciation
Verb
收縮
- to shrink; to contract
- to keep down (costs); to reduce (expenses); to cut; to tighten (money)
Synonyms
- (to shrink): 抽 (chōu), 縮／缩 (suō)
- (to keep down):
- 削 (literary, or in compounds)
- 削減／削减 (xuējiǎn)
- 壓縮／压缩 (yāsuō)
- 損／损 (sǔn) (literary, or in compounds)
- 撤 (chè)
- 消減／消减 (xiāojiǎn)
- 減低／减低 (jiǎndī)
- 減削／减削 (jiǎnxuè)
- 減少／减少 (jiǎnshǎo)
- 減損／减损 (jiǎnsǔn)
- 減縮／减缩 (jiǎnsuō)
- 減輕／减轻 (jiǎnqīng)
- 省卻／省却 (shěngquè)
- 砍 (kǎn)
- 緊縮／紧缩 (jǐnsuō)
- 縮減／缩减 (suōjiǎn)
- 耗
- 裁 (cái)
- 裁汰 (cáitài) (literary)
- 裁減／裁减 (cáijiǎn)
- 鐫汰／镌汰 (juāntài) (literary)
- 降低 (jiàngdī)
Derived terms
Korean
Noun
收縮 • (suchuk) (hangeul 수축)
- hanja form? of 수축 (“contraction; shrinkage”)