缩小
suō xiǎo
Pinyin

Definition

缩小
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suō xiǎo
  1. to reduce
  2. to decrease
  3. to shrink

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

小
xiǎo
  1. 1 small
  2. 2 tiny
  3. 3 few
  4. 4 young
小时
xiǎo shí
  1. 1 hour
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
大小
dà xiǎo
  1. 1 dimension
  2. 2 magnitude
  3. 3 size
  4. 4 measurement
  5. 5 large and small
  6. 6 at any rate
  7. 7 adults and children
  8. 8 consideration of seniority
小丑
xiǎo chǒu
  1. 1 clown
小事
xiǎo shì
  1. 1 trifle
  2. 2 trivial matter
  3. 3 CL:點|点[diǎn]
小伙
xiǎo huǒ
  1. 1 young guy
  2. 2 lad
  3. 3 youngster
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
小伙子
xiǎo huǒ zi
  1. 1 young man
  2. 2 young guy
  3. 3 lad
  4. 4 youngster
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
小便
xiǎo biàn
  1. 1 to urinate
  2. 2 to pass water
  3. 3 urine
小偷
xiǎo tōu
  1. 1 thief
小区
xiǎo qū
  1. 1 neighborhood
  2. 2 district
小吃
xiǎo chī
  1. 1 snack
  2. 2 refreshments
  3. 3 CL:家[jiā]
小品
xiǎo pǐn
  1. 1 short, simple literary or artistic creation
  2. 2 essay
  3. 3 skit
小型
xiǎo xíng
  1. 1 small scale
  2. 2 small size
小妹
xiǎo mèi
  1. 1 little sister
  2. 2 girl
  3. 3 (Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dealing with the public (assistant, waitress, attendant etc)
小姐
xiǎo jie
  1. 1 young lady
  2. 2 miss
  3. 3 (slang) prostitute
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
小姨
xiǎo yí
  1. 1 (coll.) wife's younger sister
  2. 2 sister-in-law
小子
xiǎo zǐ
  1. 1 (literary) youngster
  2. 2 (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation)
  3. 3 (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders)
小孩
xiǎo hái
  1. 1 child
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
小孩儿
xiǎo hái r5
  1. 1 erhua variant of 小孩[xiǎo hái]
小孩子
xiǎo hái zi
  1. 1 child

Idioms (20)

上有老下有小
shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo
  1. 1 lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
  3. 3 sandwich generation
不拘小节
bù jū xiǎo jié
  1. 1 to not bother about trifles (idiom)
以小人之心，度君子之腹
yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù
  1. 1 to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
以小挤大
yǐ xiǎo jǐ dà
  1. 1 minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom)
升斗小民
shēng dǒu xiǎo mín
  1. 1 poor people (idiom)
  2. 2 those who live from hand to mouth
因小失大
yīn xiǎo shī dà
  1. 1 to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
大事化小，小事化了
dà shì huà xiǎo , xiǎo shì huà liǎo
  1. 1 to turn big problems into small ones, and small problems into no problems at all (idiom)
大材小用
dà cái xiǎo yòng
  1. 1 using a talented person in an insignificant position (idiom)
  2. 2 a sledgehammer to crack a nut
大处着眼，小处着手
dà chù zhuó yǎn , xiǎo chù zhuó shǒu
  1. 1 think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)
大街小巷
dà jiē xiǎo xiàng
  1. 1 great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
大惊小怪
dà jīng xiǎo guài
  1. 1 to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)
小不忍则乱大谋
xiǎo bù rěn zé luàn dà móu
  1. 1 (idiom) great plans can be ruined by just a touch of impatience
小人得志
xiǎo rén dé zhì
  1. 1 lit. a vile character flourishes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. an inferior person gets into a position of power, becoming conceited and arrogant
小作怡情，大作伤身
xiǎo zuò yí qíng , dà zuò shāng shēn
  1. 1 a little bit of it does one good, but carried to excess it's harmful (idiom)
小别胜新婚
xiǎo bié shèng xīn hūn
  1. 1 reunion after an absence is sweeter than being newlyweds (idiom)
  2. 2 absence makes the heart grow fonder
小学而大遗
xiǎo xué ér dà yí
  1. 1 to concentrate on trivial points while neglecting the main problem (idiom)
小山包包
xiǎo shān bāo bao
  1. 1 a landscape dotted with low hills and hillocks (idiom)
小巫见大巫
xiǎo wū jiàn dà wū
  1. 1 lit. minor magician in the presence of a great one (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to pale into insignificance by comparison
小心翼翼
xiǎo xīn yì yì
  1. 1 cautious and solemn (idiom); very carefully
  2. 2 prudent
  3. 3 gently and cautiously
小心谨慎
xiǎo xīn jǐn shèn
  1. 1 cautious and timid (idiom); prudent
  2. 2 careful

Sample Sentences

还有，你别突然地放大或缩小。要慢慢地调。
háiyǒu ，nǐ bié tūrán de fàngdà huò suōxiǎo 。yào mànmān de tiáo 。
Also, don't suddenly zoom in and out. You have to adjust it slowly.
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这样一来，你的选择范围大大缩小了。
zhèyàngyīlái ，nǐ de xuǎnzé fànwéi dàdà suōxiǎo le 。
So therefore your choices have been narrowed down greatly.
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要是你的大鼻子跟圆肚子能缩小的话，我可以考虑看看。
yàoshì nǐ de dà bízi gēn yuán dùzi néng suōxiǎo dehuà ，wǒ kěyǐ kǎolǜ kàn kan 。
If your big nose and round belly shrank a little bit, I might consider it.
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黄酒起初也像白酒一样，全国各地有自己的酿造传统。可是因为白酒发展得太快了，导致黄酒的产地也受到影响，逐渐缩小到江南一带。
huángjiǔ qǐchū yě xiàng báijiǔ yīyàng ，quánguó gèdì yǒu zìjǐ de niàngzào chuántǒng 。kěshì yīnwèi báijiǔ fāzhǎn de tài kuài le ，dǎozhì huángjiǔ de chǎndì yě shòudào yǐngxiǎng ，zhújiàn suōxiǎo dào jiāngnán yīdài 。
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