Chinese symbol for “contraction”
缩约
suō yuē
Traditional: 縮約
contraction (in grammar); abbreviation
The closest CC-CEDICT match for contraction is 缩约 (suō yuē), defined as: contraction (in grammar); abbreviation.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “contraction”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 缩约.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 缩短 (縮短) | suō duǎn | to shorten; to reduce; to curtail |
| 缩小 (縮小) | suō xiǎo | to reduce; to decrease; to shrink |
| 压缩 (壓縮) | yā suō | to compress; compression |
| 收缩 (收縮) | shōu suō | to pull back; to shrink |
| 缩写 (縮寫) | suō xiě | abbreviation; to abridge |
| 紧缩 (緊縮) | jǐn suō | (economics) to reduce; to curtail |
| 大约 (大約) | dà yuē | approximately; probably |
| 条约 (條約) | tiáo yuē | treaty; pact |
See also: Japanese symbol for “contraction”.
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