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紧缩

jǐn suō

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

紧缩 (jǐn suō) means "(economics) to reduce; to curtail; to cut back". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 紧缩 means

1. economicsto reduce
2. to curtail
3. to cut back
4. to tighten
5. austerity
6. tightening
7. crunch

The characters in 紧缩

• 紧jǐntight; strict; close at hand
• 缩suōto withdraw; to pull back; to contract

Words containing 紧缩

• 通货紧缩tōng huò jǐn suōdeflation

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