HSK 7–9 · verb
缩
to shrink; to contract; to draw back
这件衣服洗过以后缩了不少。
Zhè jiàn yīfu xǐguo yǐhòu suōle bù shǎo。
This piece of clothing shrank quite a bit after washing.
高铁缩短了两地之间的时间。
Gāotiě suōduǎnle liǎng dì zhījiān de shíjiān.
High-speed rail has cut the travel time between the two places.
差距正在慢慢缩小。
Chājù zhèngzài mànmàn suōxiǎo.
The gap is slowly narrowing.
这个软件能把照片压缩得很小。
Zhège ruǎnjiàn néng bǎ zhàopiàn yāsuō de hěn xiǎo。
This software can compress photos to a very small size.