萎縮 [－缩]

Jyutping wai2 suk1
Pinyin wēi suō

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, of plants
    to wither
  2. verb, of parts of the body
    to atrophy
  3. verb, of markets, usually
    to decline; to slump
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #4307

萎縮 [－缩]

Jyutping wai2 suk1
Pinyin wěi suō

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to wither
  2. to dry up (of a plant)
  3. to atrophy (of muscle, social custom etc)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    變得​衰弱​；​縮細​；​功能​衰退
    to shrink; to deteriorate
    • 市場萎縮
      市场萎缩
      si5 coeng4 wai2 suk1
      market decline
    • 肌肉萎縮
      肌肉萎缩
      gei1 juk6 wai2 suk1
      muscular dystrophy
    • 化療之後，腫瘤明顯萎縮咗。
      化疗之后，肿瘤明显萎缩咗。
      faa3 liu4 zi1 hau6, zung2 lau2 ming4 hin2 wai2 suk1 zo5.
      After carrying out chemotherapy, the tumour distinctively shrivelled in size.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, of plants
    to wither
  2. verb, of parts of the body
    to atrophy
  3. verb, of markets, usually
    to decline; to slump
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他的腿部肌肉在他卧床不起的七个月中萎缩了。
    他的腿部肌肉在他卧牀不起的七個月中萎縮了。
    tā de tuǐ bù jī ròu zài tā wò chuáng bù qǐ de qī gè yuè zhōng wěi suō le 。
    • The muscles in his legs had atrophied during the seven months he was bedridden.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    市场萎缩
    市場萎縮
    si5 coeng4 wai2 suk1
    • market decline
  2. Cantonese
    肌肉萎缩
    肌肉萎縮
    gei1 juk6 wai2 suk1
    • muscular dystrophy
  3. Cantonese
    化疗之后，肿瘤明显萎缩咗。
    化療之後，腫瘤明顯萎縮咗。
    faa3 liu4 zi1 hau6, zung2 lau2 ming4 hin2 wai2 suk1 zo5.
    • After carrying out chemotherapy, the tumour distinctively shrivelled in size.
  4. Cantonese
    全个行业都面对住需求萎缩嘅困境。
    全個行業都面對住需求萎縮嘅困境。
    cyun4 go3 hong4 jip6 dou1 min6 deoi3 zyu6 seoi1 kau4 wai2 suk1 ge3 kwan3 ging2.
    • The whole industry is struggling with contraction of demand.