缩 suō
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 宿 to stop, to rest, to lodge
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
缩减
suōjiǎn
to reduce; to cut back
Characters in this word
减 jiǎn
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 冫 — ice
- Made of
- 冫 ice 咸 all, together, united
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 由于财政压力加大，政府不得不缩减部分低效补贴。 Yóuyú cáizhèng yālì jiādà, zhèngfǔ bùdébù suōjiǎn bùfen dīxiào bǔtiē. Because fiscal pressure had increased, the government had no choice but to cut back some inefficient subsidies.
- 公司今年亏损严重，被迫缩减了广告预算。 Gōngsī jīnnián kuīsǔn yánzhòng, bèipò suōjiǎnle guǎnggào yùsuàn. The company suffered heavy losses this year and was forced to cut its advertising budget.
- 为了节省开支，学校缩减了课外活动的时间。 Wèile jiéshěng kāizhī, xuéxiào suōjiǎnle kèwài huódòng de shíjiān. To save money, the school reduced the time set aside for extracurricular activities.
Related words
- 缩短 suōduǎn to shorten
- 缩小 suōxiǎo to make smaller; to become smaller
- 压缩 yāsuō to compress
- 节衣缩食 jiéyīsuōshí to live frugally; to economise on food and clothing
- 紧缩 jǐnsuō to tighten; to contract; austerity
- 浓缩 nóngsuō to condense; to concentrate
- 伸缩 shēnsuō to stretch and contract; flexible; telescopic
- 收缩 shōusuō to shrink; to contract; to pull back
- 缩 suō to shrink; to contract; to draw back
- 缩水 suōshuǐ to shrink; to be reduced
- 缩影 suōyǐng microcosm; miniature representation
- 退缩 tuìsuō to shrink back; to flinch