Chinese word dictionary

浓缩

nóngsuō · to concentrate; to condense; (nuclear energy) to enrich; espresso coffee (abbr. for 意式濃縮咖啡|意式浓缩咖啡[Yi4 shi4 nong2 suo1 ka1 fei1])

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Word information

Simplified浓缩

Traditional濃縮

Pinyinnóngsuō

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

浓nóng

concentrated, dense, strong, thick

缩suō

to withdraw, to shrink, to pull back; abbreviation

How to learn 浓缩

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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浓nóng

concentrated; dense; strong (smell etc)

缩短suōduǎn

to shorten; to reduce; to curtail

缩小suōxiǎo

to reduce; to decrease; to shrink

浓厚nónghòu

dense; thick (fog, clouds etc); to have a strong interest in; deep; fully saturated (color)

压缩yāsuō

to compress; compression

节衣缩食jiéyī-suōshí

to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally