收sau1縮suk1

English

1. to pull back
2. (of size) to shrink; to contract
3. to shrink
4. to contract
5. (physiology) systole

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 體積變細

Examples

• 肌肉收縮

  muscle contractions

• 子宮收縮

  uterine contractions

• 金属冷却的时候会收缩。

  Metals contract when they cool.

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