萎缩

• Pinyin: wěi suō
• Desglose de hanzi: 萎 = 艹 + 委 (withered plant, drooping); 缩 = 纟+ 宿 (shrink, contract)

Significado

Encogerse; atrofiarse; contraerse.

A versatile term used in biology (肌肉萎缩, muscle atrophy), economics (市场萎缩, market contraction), and botany. Distinguished from 畏缩 (recoiling out of fear) by its physical or structural, non-psychological sense.

Ejemplos

1. 长期卧床导致他的腿部肌肉严重萎缩。
2. 受全球经济下行影响，出口市场持续萎缩。
3. 干旱使这片农田的庄稼全部萎缩枯死。

Guía de uso

Contexto: medicine, economics, science

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 长期不运动会导致肌肉逐渐萎缩，影响日常活动能力。(Long-term inactivity causes muscles to gradually atrophy, affecting the ability to carry out daily activities.)
• 国内制造业市场在过去五年中持续萎缩，亟需转型升级。(The domestic manufacturing market has continued to shrink over the past five years and urgently needs transformation and upgrading.)

Incorrecto

• 他听到批评就萎缩了 — use 畏缩 when someone flinches or hesitates due to fear or pressure; 萎缩 describes physical or structural shrinkage, not psychological recoiling

Origen e historia

萎 (wither, droop) + 缩 (shrink, contract)

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal