Meaning of 萎缩
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
wěisuō
- to wither
- to dry up (of a plant)
- to atrophy (of muscle, social custom etc)
萎缩 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
水果放久了，就会萎缩。
Fruit that has been left for a long time will shrink.
他的腿部肌肉在他卧床不起的七个月中萎缩了。
The muscles in his legs had atrophied during the seven months he was bedridden.
Stroke order for each character
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萎 wēi · to wither · 11 strokes
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缩 suō · to withdraw · 14 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 萎缩.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 缩水 | suōshuǐ | to shrink (in the wash); fig. to shrink (of profits etc) |
| 畏缩 | wèisuō | to cower; to flinch; to quail; to recoil |
| 紧缩 | jǐnsuō | (economics) to reduce; to curtail |
| 缩影 | suōyǐng | miniature version of sth; microcosm |
| 伸缩 | shēnsuō | to lengthen and shorten; flexible |
| 节衣缩食 | jiéyī-suōshí | to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally |
Questions about 萎缩
What does 萎缩 mean?
萎缩 (wěisuō) means "to wither; to dry up (of a plant)" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 萎缩?
萎缩 is made of 2 characters: 萎 (11 strokes), 缩 (14 strokes). That is 25 strokes in total.
Is 萎缩 an HSK word?
Yes. 萎缩 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 萎缩 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 萎缩 is written 萎縮.