Chinese word dictionary

缩水

suōshuǐ · to shrink (in the wash); fig. to shrink (of profits etc)

Word information

Simplified缩水
Traditional縮水
Pinyinsuōshuǐ
Part of speech
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.0Not listed

How to learn 缩水

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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