11 sentences

1. 他缩着身子坐在角落里。

   tā suō zhe shēn​zi zuò zài jiǎo​luò lǐ.

   He sat huddled in the corner.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

2. 他低头缩项，显得十分畏缩。

   tā dī​tóu suō xiàng, xiǎn​de shí​fēn wèi​suō.

   He lowered his head and hunched his shoulders, looking very timid.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

3. 蜗牛受惊时会把身体缩进壳里。

   wō​niú shòu​jīng shí huì bǎ shēn​tǐ suō jìn ké lǐ.

   A snail retracts its body into its shell when it's startled.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

4. 这个男人缩着脖子，样子十分猥琐。

   zhè​gè nán​rén suō zhe bó​zi, yàng​zi shí​fēn wěi​suǒ.

   The man hunched his shoulders, looking quite wretched and creepy.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

5. 他在寒风中缩着脖，看起来很怕冷。

   tā zài hán​fēng zhōng suō zhe bó, kàn​qǐ​lai hěn pà lěng.

   He hunched his shoulders in the cold wind, appearing very sensitive to the cold.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

6. 他在寒风中竖起衣领，缩了缩脖子。

   tā zài hán​fēng zhōng shù​qǐ yī​lǐng, suō le suō bó​zi.

   He turned up his collar and hunched his neck in the cold wind.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

7. 清晨的寒气让路上的行人都缩起了脖子。

   qīng​chén de hán qì ràng lù shàng de xíng​rén dōu suō qǐ le bó​zi.

   The early morning chill made the pedestrians on the street hunch their shoulders.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

8. 这件毛衣洗过之后缩了一圈。

   zhè jiàn máo​yī xǐ guo zhī​hòu suō le yī quān.

   This sweater shrank after being washed.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

9. 热胀冷缩是许多物质的基本物理性质。

   rè zhàng lěng suō shì xǔ​duō wù​zhì de jī​běn wù​lǐ xìng​zhì.

   Thermal expansion and contraction is a basic physical property of many substances.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

10. “北京大学”常被缩称为“北大”。

    “ Běi​jīng dà​xué” cháng bèi suō chēng​wéi“ Běi Dà”.

    'Peking University' is often abbreviated as 'Beida'.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

11. 为了节省成本，公司不得不缩减预算。

    wèi​le jié​shěng chéng​běn, gōng​sī bù​dé​bù suō jiǎn yù​suàn.

    To save costs, the company had to cut its budget.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary