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萎缩

wěisuō

Traditional: 萎縮

to wither

HSK 7–9
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Meaning of 萎缩 in English

wěisuōHSK 7–9verbSyllabus #9649
  1. to wither
  2. to dry up (of a plant)
  3. to atrophy (of muscle, social custom etc)

Characters

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HSK words with 萎

枯萎HSK 7–9
缩 on its own →
suō · to withdraw

HSK words with 缩

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