缩水 meaning in English
to shrink (in the wash); fig. to shrink (of profits etc)
Meaning of 缩水
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
suōshuǐ
- to shrink (in the wash)
- fig. to shrink (of profits etc)
Stroke order for each character
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缩 suō · to withdraw · 14 strokes
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水 shuǐ · water · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 缩水.
| 水果 | shuǐguǒ | fruit |
| 水平 | shuǐpíng | horizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc) |
| 药水 | yàoshuǐ | medicine in liquid form; bottled medicine |
| 凉水 | liángshuǐ | cool water; unboiled water |
| 海水 | hǎishuǐ | seawater |
| 汽水 | qìshuǐ | soda pop; carbonated soft drink |
| 缩小 | suōxiǎo | to reduce; to decrease; to shrink |
| 泪水 | lèishuǐ | teardrop; tears |
| 矿泉水 | kuàngquánshuǐ | mineral water |
| 缩短 | suōduǎn | to shorten; to reduce; to curtail |
| 开水 | kāishuǐ | boiled water; boiling water |
| 纯净水 | chúnjìngshuǐ | purified water |
Questions about 缩水
What does 缩水 mean?
缩水 (suōshuǐ) means "to shrink (in the wash); fig. to shrink (of profits etc)".
How do you write 缩水?
缩水 is made of 2 characters: 缩 (14 strokes), 水 (4 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.
Is 缩水 an HSK word?
Yes. 缩水 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 缩水 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 缩水 is written 縮水.