紧缩
jǐn suō
Pinyin

Definition

紧缩
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jǐn suō
  1. (economics) to reduce
  2. to curtail
  3. to cut back
  4. to tighten
  5. austerity
  6. tightening
  7. crunch

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

紧
jǐn
  1. 1 tight
  2. 2 strict
  3. 3 close at hand
  4. 4 near
  5. 5 urgent
  6. 6 tense
  7. 7 hard up
  8. 8 short of money
  9. 9 to tighten
紧张
jǐn zhāng
  1. 1 nervous
  2. 2 keyed up
  3. 3 intense
  4. 4 tense
  5. 5 strained
  6. 6 in short supply
  7. 7 scarce
  8. 8 CL:陣|阵[zhèn]
赶紧
gǎn jǐn
  1. 1 hurriedly
  2. 2 without delay
加紧
jiā jǐn
  1. 1 to intensify
  2. 2 to speed up
  3. 3 to step up
压缩
yā suō
  1. 1 to compress
  2. 2 compression
抓紧
zhuā jǐn
  1. 1 to grasp firmly
  2. 2 to pay special attention to
  3. 3 to rush in
  4. 4 to make the most of
收紧
shōu jǐn
  1. 1 to tighten up (restrictions etc)
收缩
shōu suō
  1. 1 to pull back
  2. 2 to shrink
  3. 3 to contract
  4. 4 (physiology) systole
浓缩
nóng suō
  1. 1 to concentrate (a liquid)
  2. 2 concentration
  3. 3 espresso coffee
  4. 4 abbr. for 意式濃縮咖啡|意式浓缩咖啡
紧密
jǐn mì
  1. 1 inseparably close
紧实
jǐn shí
  1. 1 tight
  2. 2 firm
  3. 3 dense
  4. 4 packed
紧急
jǐn jí
  1. 1 urgent
  2. 2 emergency
紧扣
jǐn kòu
  1. 1 to stick closely to (a topic or theme etc)
紧握
jǐn wò
  1. 1 to hold firmly, not let go
紧凑
jǐn còu
  1. 1 compact
  2. 2 terse
  3. 3 tight (schedule)
紧紧
jǐn jǐn
  1. 1 closely
  2. 2 tightly
紧绷
jǐn bēng
  1. 1 to stretch taut
  2. 2 (of muscles etc) taut
  3. 3 strained
  4. 4 tense
紧要
jǐn yào
  1. 1 critical
  2. 2 crucial
  3. 3 vital
紧贴
jǐn tiē
  1. 1 to stick close to
  2. 2 to press up against
紧跟
jǐn gēn
  1. 1 to follow precisely
  2. 2 to comply with

Idioms (9)

咬紧牙关
yǎo jǐn yá guān
  1. 1 lit. to bite the teeth tightly (idiom); fig. to grit one's teeth and bear the pain
  2. 2 to bite the bullet
畏缩不前
wèi suō bù qián
  1. 1 to shrink back in fear (idiom); too cowardly to advance
节衣缩食
jié yī suō shí
  1. 1 to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
紧要关头
jǐn yào guān tóu
  1. 1 urgent and important moment (idiom); critical juncture
紧迫盯人
jǐn pò dīng rén
  1. 1 to keep a close eye on sb (idiom)
紧随其后
jǐn suí qí hòu
  1. 1 to follow closely behind sb or sth (idiom)
缩手缩脚
suō shǒu suō jiǎo
  1. 1 bound hand and foot (idiom); constrained
缩衣节食
suō yī jié shí
  1. 1 to economize on clothes and food
  2. 2 to scrimp and save (idiom)
临阵退缩
lín zhèn tuì suō
  1. 1 to shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom)
  2. 2 to get cold feet

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