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缩小 Pronunciation and Pinyin

缩小 Usage and Examples

shrink

narrow

reduce

从某种意义上说电视把世界缩小了。

Television in a sense has shrunk the world.

政府已经改变了缩小班级规模的承诺。

The government had retreated from its pledge to reduce class sizes.

The characters in 缩小

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
缩
suō14shrink, contract, recoil
小
xiǎo3small, little, young, minor

More words starting with 缩

  • suō缩yi一suō缩Shrink, Crouch
  • suō缩jiǎn减to reduce; to cut down
  • suō缩qù去shrink, recede
  • suō缩hé合condensation, condense
  • suō缩huí回To draw back, recoil, or retract.
  • suō缩huí回qu去le了retracted, shrank back
  • suō缩zài在huddle in, curl up in
  • suō缩chǐ尺Scale, Reduced scale
  • suō缩chéng成yì一kǔn捆bundle up, huddle up
  • suō缩lǒng拢contract, draw in
  • suō缩lǒng拢chéng成shrink into, contract into
  • suō缩shuǐ水shrink, decrease

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Questions about 缩小

What does 缩小 mean in Chinese?

缩小 (suō xiǎo) means “shrink, narrow, reduce”.

How do you pronounce 缩小?

缩小 is pronounced suō xiǎo in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “shrink” in Chinese?

“shrink” is 缩小 (suō xiǎo) in Chinese.

How is 缩小 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 缩小, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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