收縮 [－缩]

Jyutping sau1 suk1
Pinyin shōu suō

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to pull back
  2. to shrink
  3. to contract
  4. (physiology) systole
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    體積​變細
    (of size) to shrink; to contract
    • 肌肉收縮
      肌肉收缩
      gei1 juk6 sau1 suk1
      muscle contractions
    • 子宮收縮
      子宫收缩
      zi2 gung1 sau1 suk1
      uterine contractions
  2. 反義詞
    膨脹
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to keep down (costs); to reduce (expenses); to cut; to tighten (money)
    (syn.) 削减, 减少, 縮減, 砍, 压缩, 鐫汰, 耗, 减低, 壓縮, 减损, 降低, 缩减, 減低, 裁, 裁汰, 损, 撤, 削, 減少, 紧缩, 減損, 减轻, 裁減, 消减, 緊縮, 裁减, 損, 消減, 削減, 減輕, 镌汰
  2. verb
    to shrink; to contract
    (syn.) 缩, 抽, 縮
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #3765
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    金属冷却的时候会收缩。
    金屬冷卻的時候會收縮。
    jīn shǔ lěng què de shí hou huì shōu suō 。
    • Metal contracts when cooled.
  2. Mandarin
    水果放久了，就会收缩。
    水果放久了，就會收縮。
    shuǐ guǒ fàng jiǔ le ， jiù huì shōu suō 。
    • Fruit that has been left for a long time will shrink.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    纾缓鼻塞嘅产品大多数系令到鼻腔入面嘅血管短暂收缩、减少充血。
    紓緩鼻塞嘅產品大多數係令到鼻腔入面嘅血管短暫收縮、減少充血。
    syu1 wun4 bei6 sak1 ge3 caan2 ban2 daai6 do1 sou3 hai6 ling6 dou3 bei6 hong1 jap6 min6 ge3 hyut3 gun2 dyun2 zaam6 sau1 suk1, gaam2 siu2 cung1 hyut3.
    • Decongestants usually induce temporary vasoconstriction of blood vessels in the nose in order to relieve nasal congestion due to hyperemia.
  2. Cantonese
    肌肉收缩
    肌肉收縮
    gei1 juk6 sau1 suk1
    • muscle contractions
  3. Cantonese
    子宫收缩
    子宮收縮
    zi2 gung1 sau1 suk1
    • uterine contractions