Word: 缩 (suō, sù)

Traditional: 縮

缩 dictionary entry

suō: to withdraw; to pull back; to contract; to shrink; to reduce; abbreviation
sù: used in 缩砂密 sùshāmì (a perennial herb whose seeds are medicinal)

Full dictionary entry for 缩

Example sentences using 缩

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外面太冷，他把脖子缩了回去。

Wàimiàn tài lěng, tā bǎ bózi suōle huíqu.

It was so cold outside that he pulled his neck back in.
她怕得把手缩了回来。

Tā pà de bǎshou suōle huílai.

She was so scared that she pulled her hand back.
属猴皮筋儿的，能伸能缩

shǔ hóupíjīnr de, néng shēn néng suō

born a rubber band: can stretch and shrink
羊头钻进篱笆里,伸首容易缩首难

yángtóu zuānjìn líba lǐ,shēn shǒu róngyì suō shǒu nàn

a sheep's head pushed into a hedge: easy to stick out the head (hand), hard to pull it back
说书的嘴，唱戏的腿，有伸有缩

shuōshū de zuǐ, chàngxì de tuǐ, yǒu shēn yǒu suō

the storyteller's mouth, the opera singer's legs: they stretch and contract