suō​yǐng HSK7

epitome

  • created sense approved 缩影/縮影 · suō​yǐng · epitome — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    缩影 / 縮影

    suō​yǐng

    epitome

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

    缩 (literal) → 缩/縮 · suō · to shrink 影 (literal) → 影 · yǐng · shadow

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 缩影/縮影 · suō​yǐng · to microfilm — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    缩影 / 縮影

    suō​yǐng

    to microfilm

    to record documents, images, or other materials onto microfilm using photographic techniques; particularly common usage in Taiwan

    缩 (literal) → 缩/縮 · suō · to shrink 影 (literal) → 影 · yǐng · to copy

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense