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reduce

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

suo1xiao3 suōxiǎo

Meaning


Primary

reduce

Alternatives

to reduce, shrink

Mnemonic


To 縮小 reduce something, simply 縮 shrink it and make it more 小 small.

Usage


運動 可以 幫助 縮小 腰圍。

Exercise can help reduce waist size.

你 能 把 這 張 圖片 的 尺寸 縮小 嗎?

Can you reduce the dimensions of this picture?

縮小 計畫 範圍

reduce the scope of the plan