缩

• 拼音: suō
• 汉字拆解: 缩 = 糹(silk) + 宿 (lodge, phonetic)

含义

To shrink; to contract; to recoil. Describes reduction in size or withdrawal.

A versatile verb for physical shrinking (fabric, materials), pulling back (body parts), or figurative contraction (budgets, timelines). Also used colloquially for cowering or retreating.

例句

1. 这种面料洗了会缩，买的时候要买大一号。
2. 天太冷了，他缩着脖子快步往前走。
3. 公司预算缩了三成，很多项目只能暂停。

用法指南

语境: everyday, business

语气: descriptive

正确说法

• 他缩在角落里不敢说话。(He cowered in the corner, afraid to speak.)
• 工期缩了一个月。(The project timeline was shortened by a month.)

错误说法

• 把'减少'说成'缩'在所有语境 (缩 implies physical shrinking — for abstract reductions, 减少 or 削减 may be more appropriate)

起源与历史

The character combines 糹 (silk) with 宿 (to lodge/shrink), originally referring to silk shrinking.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal