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What does 收缩 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

收缩 shōusuō

to shrink; to contract

It can also mean

  • to cut back; to pull back

Its characters

  1. 收 shōu to restrain
  2. 缩 suō to shrink

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