缩小
HSK 4 (2021)
缩小 (suōxiǎo) · to shrink
缩小 (suōxiǎo) means “to shrink; to reduce”. It is written with 2 characters: 缩 (to withdraw) + 小 (small). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 缩小 is built
The characters
缩 suō · to withdraw
What 缩 is made of
- 纟sī — silk
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 宿sù — to stop
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 佰bǎi — hundred
- 亻rén — person
- 百bǎi — one hundred
- 宀 — roof
Origin hint: 纟 gives the meaning, 宿 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
小 xiǎo · small
What 小 is made of
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: Dividing 八 by a line 亅 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这件毛衣洗了以后缩小了。Zhè jiàn máoyī xǐ le yǐhòu suōxiǎo le.This sweater shrank after it was washed.
能把这张照片缩小吗？Néng bǎ zhè zhāng zhàopiàn suōxiǎo ma?Can you make this photo smaller?
Questions about 缩小
What does 缩小 mean?
缩小 (suōxiǎo) means “to shrink; to reduce”.
How do you pronounce 缩小?
缩小 is pronounced suōxiǎo.
Which HSK level is 缩小?
缩小 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 缩短suōduǎnto shorten
- 收缩shōusuōto shrink
- 压缩yāsuōto compress
- 小孩儿xiǎoháirchild
- 小姐xiǎojieMiss
- 小朋友xiǎopéngyǒuchild
- 小时xiǎoshíhour
- 小学xiǎoxuéprimary school
- 小学生xiǎoxuéshēngprimary school student
- 从小cóngxiǎofrom childhood
Learn 缩小 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 93: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.