龟缩
guī suō
Pinyin

Definition

龟缩
 - 
guī suō
  1. to withdraw
  2. to hole up

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

压缩
yā suō
  1. 1 to compress
  2. 2 compression
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
乌龟
wū guī
  1. 1 tortoise
  2. 2 cuckold
缩
suō
  1. 1 to withdraw
  2. 2 to pull back
  3. 3 to contract
  4. 4 to shrink
  5. 5 to reduce
  6. 6 abbreviation
  7. 7 also pr. [sù]
缩小
suō xiǎo
  1. 1 to reduce
  2. 2 to decrease
  3. 3 to shrink
缩水
suō shuǐ
  1. 1 to shrink (in the wash)
  2. 2 fig. to shrink (of profits etc)
缩短
suō duǎn
  1. 1 to curtail
  2. 2 to cut down
萎缩
wěi suō
  1. 1 to wither
  2. 2 to dry up (of a plant)
  3. 3 to atrophy (of muscle, social custom etc)
蜷缩
quán suō
  1. 1 to curl up
  2. 2 to huddle
  3. 3 to cower
  4. 4 cringing
退缩
tuì suō
  1. 1 to shrink back
  2. 2 to cower
伸缩
shēn suō
  1. 1 to lengthen and shorten
  2. 2 flexible
  3. 3 adjustable
  4. 4 retractable
  5. 5 extensible
  6. 6 telescoping (collapsible)
压缩机
yā suō jī
  1. 1 compactor
  2. 2 compressor
宫缩
gōng suō
  1. 1 contraction of the uterus (during childbirth)
微缩
wēi suō
  1. 1 compact
  2. 2 micro-
  3. 3 miniature
  4. 4 to miniaturize
海龟
hǎi guī
  1. 1 turtle
  2. 2 Internet slang for 海歸|海归[hǎi guī]
畏缩
wèi suō
  1. 1 to cower
  2. 2 to flinch
  3. 3 to quail
  4. 4 to recoil
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
紧缩
jǐn suō
  1. 1 (economics) to reduce
  2. 2 to curtail
  3. 3 to cut back
  4. 4 to tighten
  5. 5 austerity
  6. 6 tightening
  7. 7 crunch

Idioms (7)

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
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)
老鼠拉龟，无从下手
lǎo shǔ lā guī , wú cóng xià shǒu
  1. 1 like mice trying to pull a turtle, nowhere to get a hand grip (idiom)
  2. 2 no clue where to start
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
龟笑鳖无尾
guī xiào biē wú wěi
  1. 1 lit. a tortoise laughing at a soft-shelled turtle for having no tail (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the pot calling the kettle black

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