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畏缩

wèi suō

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 畏縮

畏缩 (wèi suō) means "to cower; to flinch; to quail". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 畏缩 means

1. to cower; to flinch; to quail; to recoil

The characters in 畏缩

• 畏wèito fear
• 缩suōto withdraw; to pull back; to contract

Example sentences

• 士兵作战时毫无畏缩，但到了最后还是不得不投降。
  Shìbīng zuòzhàn shí háowú wèisuō, dàn dào le zuì hòu háishi bùdébù tóuxiáng.
  The soldiers fought valiantly, but finally they had to give in.

Words starting with 畏缩

• 畏缩不前wèi suō bù qiánto shrink back in fear (idiom); too cowardly to advance

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