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to reduce

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

suo1xiao3 • suōxiǎo

Meaning


Primary

to reduce

Alternatives

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

Mnemonic


縮小 To reduce something is 縮 to shrink it in order to make it more 小 small.

Usage


請 把 這 張 照片 縮小 一點。

Please reduce the size of this photo a little.

我們 需要 縮小 搜尋 範圍。

We need to reduce the search area.

這 項 計畫 能 縮小 城鄉 差距。

This plan can reduce the gap between urban and rural areas.

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