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宫缩
gōng suō
Pinyin
Definition
宫缩
-
gōng suō
contraction of the uterus (during childbirth)
Character Decomposition
宫
宀
吕
缩
纟
宀
亻
一
白
Related Words
(20)
大闹天宫
Dà nào Tiān gōng
1
Monkey Wreaks Havoc in Heaven, story about the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sūn Wù kōng] from the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记
天宫
Tiān gōng
1
Temple in Heaven (e.g. of the Jade Emperor)
子宫
zǐ gōng
1
uterus
2
womb
宫
Gōng
1
surname Gong
宫崎骏
Gōng qí Jùn
1
Miyazaki Hayao (1941-), Japanese director
宫廷
gōng tíng
1
court (of king or emperor)
后宫
hòu gōng
1
harem
2
chambers of imperial concubines
收缩
shōu suō
1
to pull back
2
to shrink
3
to contract
4
(physiology) systole
故宫
Gù gōng
1
the Forbidden City
2
abbr. for 故宮博物院|故宫博物院[Gù gōng Bó wù yuàn]
浓缩
nóng suō
1
to concentrate (a liquid)
2
concentration
3
espresso coffee
4
abbr. for 意式濃縮咖啡|意式浓缩咖啡
皇宫
huáng gōng
1
imperial palace
缩
suō
1
to withdraw
2
to pull back
3
to contract
4
to shrink
5
to reduce
6
abbreviation
7
also pr. [sù]
缩小
suō xiǎo
1
to reduce
2
to decrease
3
to shrink
缩水
suō shuǐ
1
to shrink (in the wash)
2
fig. to shrink (of profits etc)
缩短
suō duǎn
1
to curtail
2
to cut down
蜷缩
quán suō
1
to curl up
2
to huddle
3
to cower
4
cringing
迷宫
mí gōng
1
maze
2
labyrinth
退缩
tuì suō
1
to shrink back
2
to cower
伸缩
shēn suō
1
to lengthen and shorten
2
flexible
3
adjustable
4
retractable
5
extensible
6
telescoping (collapsible)
冷宫
lěng gōng
1
(in literature and opera) a place to which a monarch banishes a wife or concubine who falls from favor
2
(fig.) the doghouse
3
a state of disfavor
Idioms
(6)
含宫咀徵
hán gōng jǔ zhǐ
1
permeated with beautiful music (idiom)
畏缩不前
wèi suō bù qián
1
to shrink back in fear (idiom); too cowardly to advance
节衣缩食
jié yī suō shí
1
to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
缩手缩脚
suō shǒu suō jiǎo
1
bound hand and foot (idiom); constrained
缩衣节食
suō yī jié shí
1
to economize on clothes and food
2
to scrimp and save (idiom)
临阵退缩
lín zhèn tuì suō
1
to shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom)
2
to get cold feet
Sample Sentences