Nantoka/畏缩wèi suōTraditional: 畏縮HSK 7–9畏缩 (wèi suō) is a Chinese word meaning “to cower; to flinch; to quail; to recoil”.Meanings1to cower; to flinch; to quail; to recoilPart of speechverbCharacters in 畏缩畏wèi · to fear缩suō · to withdrawRelated words缩小to reduce; to decrease; to shrink退缩to shrink back; to cower缩to withdraw缩写abbreviation畏惧to fear敬畏to revere收缩to pull back浓缩to concentrate; to condense缩短to shorten; to reduce; to curtail萎缩to wither畏to fear缩减to cutStudy Chinese with flashcards →