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缩小

to reduce

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

suo1xiao3 • suōxiǎo

Meaning

Primary

to reduce

Alternatives

reduce, reduces, reducing, reduced, to strink, shrink

Mnemonic

缩小 To reduce something is 缩 to shrink it in order to make it more 小 small.

Usage

运动 可以 帮助 缩小 腰围。

Exercise can help reduce waist size.

你 能 把 这 张 图片 的 尺寸 缩小 吗？

Can you reduce the dimensions of this picture?

缩小 计画 范围

reduce the scope of the plan