shēn suō

Traditional: 伸縮

HSK 7–9

伸缩 (shēn suō) is a Chinese word meaning “to lengthen and shorten; flexible; adjustable”.

Meanings

  1. 1to lengthen and shorten
  2. 2flexible
  3. 3adjustable
  4. 4retractable
  5. 5extensible
  6. 6telescoping (collapsible)
Part of speech
verb

Characters in 伸缩

伸shēn · to stretch缩suō · to withdraw

Related words

伸to stretch缩小to reduce; to decrease; to shrink伸出to extend退缩to shrink back; to cower缩to withdraw伸展stretching缩写abbreviation伸手to reach out with one's hand延伸to extend; to stretch; to expand; to spread伸张to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue)收缩to pull back浓缩to concentrate; to condense

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