缩小
suō xiǎoㄙㄨㄛ ㄒㄧㄠˇ
Sino-Vietnamese: SÚC TIỂU
Traditional: 縮小
HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 5
Meaning(verb, verbal noun)
to reduce; to decrease; to shrink
Opposites: 扩大, 放大.
Examples
请把这张图片缩小一点。
qǐng bǎ zhè zhāng tú piàn suō xiǎo yì diǎn.
Please make this image a little smaller.
我们要缩小和别人的差距。
wǒ men yào suō xiǎo hé bié rén de chā jù.
We need to narrow the gap with others.
警察缩小了调查范围。
jǐng chá suō xiǎo le diào chá fàn wéi.
The police narrowed the scope of the investigation.
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Stroke order
SÚC · 14 strokes
to withdraw; to pull back; to contract; to shrink; to reduce; abbreviation; also pr. [sù]
TIỂU · 3 strokes
small; tiny; few; young