缩小 (suō xiǎo): to shrink, to reduce

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HSK 5verb

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指使事物的面积、体积、数量、范围或规模等由大变小。例如，照片可以缩小，差距可以缩小，搜索范围也可以缩小。常与“放大”相对，如“把图片缩小一半”。也可表示使程度或影响变小，如“缩小城乡差别”。

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HSK 7

to withdraw

HSK 1

small

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