Taiwan Mandarin

DictionaryCommon words緊縮

WordTOCFL Level 5intransitive verbTaiwan frequency #9,914

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jǐnsuō·ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄙㄨㄛ

“to tighten; to reduce; to cut back; (economics) austerity; a policy of spending less; a period of reduced economic activity”

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jǐn·ㄐㄧㄣˇ

Tight; strict; close; urgent; tense; hard up for money; to tighten; to secure; important; to speed up.

suō·ㄙㄨㄛ

To contract or shrink; to reduce in size or amount; to pull back or withdraw; to save or be economical; to cower or flinch from fear.