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title: "Suoxiao Meaning: 缩小 (suōxiǎo) Means “to shrink”"
description: "缩小 (traditional 縮小, suōxiǎo) means “to shrink; to reduce; to narrow”. Hear its tones, see what 缩 and 小 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/suoxiao"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 缩小 mean?

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缩小 suōxiǎo

## to shrink; to reduce; to narrow

## Its characters

1. 缩 suō to reduce
2. 小 xiǎo small

## In a sentence

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## More words with 缩 or 小

- [从小 cóngxiǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/congxiao)
- [大小 dàxiǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daxiao)
- [浓缩 nóngsuō](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nongsuo)
- [收缩 shōusuō](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shousuo)
- [缩短 suōduǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/suoduan)
- [缩减 suōjiǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/suojian)
- [小吃 xiǎochī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiaochi)
- [小丑 xiǎochǒu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiaochou)
- [小孩 xiǎohái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiaohai)
- [小伙子 xiǎohuǒzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiaohuozi)

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