畏缩
wèi suō
Pinyin

Definition

畏缩
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wèi suō
  1. to cower
  2. to flinch
  3. to quail
  4. to recoil

Character Decomposition

Related Words (15)

畏
wèi
  1. 1 to fear
畏惧
wèi jù
  1. 1 to fear
  2. 2 to dread
  3. 3 foreboding
人言可畏
rén yán kě wèi
  1. 1 gossip is a fearful thing (idiom)
大无畏
dà wú wèi
  1. 1 utterly fearless
敬畏
jìng wèi
  1. 1 to revere
敌敌畏
dí dí wèi
  1. 1 dichlorvos C4H7Cl2PÒ, organic phosphate used as insecticide (loanword)
  2. 2 also called dimethyl dichloro-vinyl phosphate DDVP
畏缩
wèi suō
  1. 1 to cower
  2. 2 to flinch
  3. 3 to quail
  4. 4 to recoil
畏首畏尾
wèi shǒu wèi wěi
  1. 1 afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous
  2. 2 afraid of the slightest thing
可畏
kě wèi
  1. 1 dreadful
  2. 2 formidable
后生可畏
hòu shēng kě wèi
  1. 1 the young will be redoubtable in the years to come (idiom)
  2. 2 the younger generations will surpass us in time
望而生畏
wàng ér shēng wèi
  1. 1 intimidate at the first glance (idiom); awe-inspiring
  2. 2 terrifying
  3. 3 overwhelming
生畏
shēng wèi
  1. 1 to feel intimidated
畏缩不前
wèi suō bù qián
  1. 1 to shrink back in fear (idiom); too cowardly to advance
畏罪
wèi zuì
  1. 1 to dread punishment
  2. 2 afraid of being arrested for a crime
畏途
wèi tú
  1. 1 dangerous road
  2. 2 (fig.) perilous or intimidating undertaking

Idioms (9)

不畏强暴
bù wèi qiáng bào
  1. 1 not to submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence
不畏强权
bù wèi qiáng quán
  1. 1 not to submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence
人言可畏
rén yán kě wèi
  1. 1 gossip is a fearful thing (idiom)
初生之犊不畏虎
chū shēng zhī dú bù wèi hǔ
  1. 1 lit. a new-born calf has no fear of the tiger (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the fearlessness of youth
后生可畏
hòu shēng kě wèi
  1. 1 the young will be redoubtable in the years to come (idiom)
  2. 2 the younger generations will surpass us in time
望而生畏
wàng ér shēng wèi
  1. 1 intimidate at the first glance (idiom); awe-inspiring
  2. 2 terrifying
  3. 3 overwhelming
畏缩不前
wèi suō bù qián
  1. 1 to shrink back in fear (idiom); too cowardly to advance
畏首畏尾
wèi shǒu wèi wěi
  1. 1 afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous
  2. 2 afraid of the slightest thing
视为畏途
shì wéi wèi tú
  1. 1 to view as dangerous (idiom); afraid to do sth

Sample Sentences