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伸缩

shēnsuō

Traditional: 伸縮

to lengthen and shorten

HSK 7–9
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Meaning of 伸缩 in English

shēnsuōHSK 7–9verbSyllabus #8982
  1. to lengthen and shorten
  2. flexible
  3. adjustable
  4. retractable
  5. extensible
  6. telescoping (collapsible)

Characters

伸 on its own →
shēn · to stretch

HSK words with 伸

伸HSK 5延伸HSK 6伸手HSK 7–9伸张HSK 7–9
缩 on its own →
suō · to withdraw

HSK words with 缩

缩短HSK 5缩小HSK 5压缩HSK 6缩HSK 7–9紧缩HSK 7–9浓缩HSK 7–9收缩HSK 7–9缩减HSK 7–9缩水HSK 7–9缩影HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences