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shōu suō
v. contract, shrink; draw back, tighten up
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Simplified Chinese

Traditional Chinese

Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
EXAMPLES
rè shōu suō
phr. (materials) thermal shrinkage
shōu suō jī ròu
phr. to contract a muscle
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jīn shǔ yù lěng huì shōu suō .
phr. Metals contact as they get cooler.
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dāng wǒ men tǔ qì de shí hou, fèi bù huì shōu suō .
phr. When we exhale, the lungs will contract.