畏缩 meaning in English

wèisuō

to cower; to flinch; to quail; to recoil

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 畏縮23 strokes

Meaning of 畏缩

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wèisuō

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

士shì兵bīng作zuò战zhàn时shí毫háo无wú畏wèi缩suō，但dàn到dào了le最zuì后hòu还hái是shì不bù得de不bù投tóu降xiáng。

The soldiers fought valiantly, but finally they had to give in.

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Words that share a character with 畏缩.

缩小	suōxiǎo	to reduce; to decrease; to shrink
缩短	suōduǎn	to shorten; to reduce; to curtail
退缩	tuìsuō	to shrink back; to cower
畏惧	wèijù	to fear; to dread
收缩	shōusuō	to pull back; to shrink
压缩	yāsuō	to compress; compression
浓缩	nóngsuō	to concentrate; to condense; (nuclear energy) to enrich
萎缩	wěisuō	to wither; to dry up (of a plant)
缩水	suōshuǐ	to shrink (in the wash); fig. to shrink (of profits etc)
紧缩	jǐnsuō	(economics) to reduce; to curtail
缩影	suōyǐng	miniature version of sth; microcosm
伸缩	shēnsuō	to lengthen and shorten; flexible

What does 畏缩 mean?

畏缩 (wèisuō) means "to cower; to flinch; to quail; to recoil" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 畏缩?

畏缩 is made of 2 characters: 畏 (9 strokes), 缩 (14 strokes). That is 23 strokes in total.

Is 畏缩 an HSK word?

Yes. 畏缩 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 畏缩 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 畏缩 is written 畏縮.