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Chinese word

缩影

suō yǐng

miniature version of sth

Traditional: 縮影

Meaning

Definitions are in English.
  • miniature version of sth
  • microcosm
  • epitome
  • (Tw) to microfilm

Characters in this word

缩suō14 strokesto withdraw, to shrink, to pull back影yǐng15 strokesshadow

Common words: 缩 · 影

Words

Words with the same first character

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缩短suō duǎnto shorten; to reduce; to curtail缩小suō xiǎoto reduce; to decrease; to shrink缩写suō xiěabbreviation; to abridge缩减suō jiǎnto cut; to reduce缩水suō shuǐto shrink (in the wash); fig. to shrink (of profits etc)