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7-9

to flinch

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

wei4suo1 wèisuō

Meaning


Primary

to flinch

Alternatives

flinch, flinches, flinched, flinching, to shrink, shrink

Mnemonic


畏缩 To flinch is 缩 to shrink back from something because you 畏 fear it.

Usage


他 面对 危险 时 从不 畏缩。

He never flinches in the face of danger.

小狗 被 大 声音 吓 得 畏缩 了。

The puppy flinched at the loud sound.

他 畏缩 了!

He flinched!

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