to reduce in size; to narrow; to decrease; to shrink

to shorten; to curtail; to cut down; to reduce in length or time

to contract or shrink; to become smaller or shorter in length, width, or volume

to cut back or reduce the scale or amount of something, such as expenses or personnel

to decline or sag, used for economic downturns, markets, or social customs

to extract the essence of a piece of work or life material; to shorten or refine something while keeping its core value

to shrink back or flinch; to cower or retreat from a difficult or frightening situation; to balk

to cut back; to reduce; to tighten or curtail, especially in an economic or organizational context

to shrink in size when washed, especially of clothing or fabrics

A shortened form of a word or phrase, such as an acronym or contraction

to cut back; to reduce; to curtail

a person or thing that represents the typical features of something much larger; a microcosm or miniature version

A machine or engine used to compress gases or materials, such as a compactor or compression engine; also called [[压气机|壓氣機|ya1 qi4 ji1]].

to curl up; to huddle; to cower; to roll up one's body in a bent position

The reduction of the amount of currency in circulation, leading to a decrease in prices and an increase in the purchasing power of money; abbreviated as [[通缩|通縮|tong1 suo1]].

adjustable; elastic; telescoping or collapsible

uranium that has been processed to increase the concentration of the isotope uranium-235; often used as fuel for nuclear reactors

to shrink back or hesitate out of fear or concern

The highest level of arterial blood pressure when the heart muscle contracts, commonly referred to as [[高压|高壓|gao1 ya1]].

to curl up and shrink due to muscle spasm or atrophy

to draw back; to pull back; to flinch; to recoil

to shrink or scale down an object according to its original shape and proportions

to withdraw into passive defense like a turtle retracting its head; to hole up or hide out due to fear or cowardice

to resize an image or graphical element (scaling) or to adjust a lens or display to make an object appear closer or further away (zooming)

to save on food and clothing; to live very economically

(idiom) to be hesitant or fearful of taking action; constrained by too much caution or worry

the ratio of the maximum to minimum volume in the cylinder of an internal combustion engine

the property of a substance to decrease in volume when under pressure; compression

muscular atrophy or dystrophy; the wasting away of muscle tissue; amyotrophy

flexibility; elasticity; adaptability

to retreat or draw back into something; to retract

a chemical reaction where two or more molecules combine to form a larger molecule, often releasing water or another simple substance (condensation reaction)

to miniaturize or reproduce in microform; using photography or similar technology to create small-scale copies of books and documents for preservation

to curl up or shiver from cold or fear; to cower or shrink back

The physical principle that objects expand in volume when heated and shrink when cooled; thermal expansion and contraction.

an abbreviated word or phrase; an acronym

To draw back one's hand physically

to tighten; to contract; to shrink or pull in tightly; to change from loose to tight

to shrink back because of fear; to be too cowardly to advance

showing extreme fear or hesitation; cringing or recoiling from fear; lacking the courage to move forward

A gap in structures such as buildings or bridges that provides space for movement caused by temperature changes or other forces

To reduce the staff or size of an organization, such as a government department or military unit.

To curl up, huddle, contract, or shrink into a rounded shape; to crimple or shrivel.

microfilm; microfiche; microcopy

to reduce; to contract; to cut down; to retrench

the process of reducing the size of a data file or stream, especially in computing and telecommunications

to use magic to shorten distances or move quickly over long distances; based on the legend of [[费长房|費長房|fei4 chang2 fang2]] in the Han dynasty

the chemical process where monomers combine to form polymers with the release of a small molecule such as water

Percentage of shrinkage in textiles after washing or processing relative to their original size.