萎缩 wěisuō HSK7 shrink Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 萎缩 (萎縮) wěisuō shrink verb to decline or decrease in scale, activity, or influence, such as in economic or social contexts 经济危机导致市场需求严重萎缩。 jīngjì wēijī dǎozhì shìchǎng xūqiú yánzhòng wěisuō. The economic crisis has caused market demand to shrink significantly. atrophy verb to waste away or decrease in size of a body organ or tissue 长期不运动会导致肌肉萎缩。 chángqī bù yùndòng huì dǎozhì jīròu wěisuō. A lack of exercise over a long period can lead to muscle atrophy. wither verb to dry up or shrivel, especially in reference to plants or vegetation 由于长期缺水，这些农作物已经开始萎缩。 yóuyú chángqī quē shuǐ, zhèxiē nóngzuòwù yǐjīng kāishǐ wěisuō. Due to a prolonged lack of water, these crops have begun to wither. Frequency Movie subtitles 2.00 per million appears in 1% of films Written text 13.3 per million Details HSK 3.0 Level 7 Sources Definitions CC-CEDICT Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
萎缩 (萎縮) wěisuō shrink verb to decline or decrease in scale, activity, or influence, such as in economic or social contexts 经济危机导致市场需求严重萎缩。 jīngjì wēijī dǎozhì shìchǎng xūqiú yánzhòng wěisuō. The economic crisis has caused market demand to shrink significantly. atrophy verb to waste away or decrease in size of a body organ or tissue 长期不运动会导致肌肉萎缩。 chángqī bù yùndòng huì dǎozhì jīròu wěisuō. A lack of exercise over a long period can lead to muscle atrophy. wither verb to dry up or shrivel, especially in reference to plants or vegetation 由于长期缺水，这些农作物已经开始萎缩。 yóuyú chángqī quē shuǐ, zhèxiē nóngzuòwù yǐjīng kāishǐ wěisuō. Due to a prolonged lack of water, these crops have begun to wither. Frequency Movie subtitles 2.00 per million appears in 1% of films Written text 13.3 per million Details HSK 3.0 Level 7 Sources Definitions CC-CEDICT Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
