wěi suō
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  • 1

    v.wither

    • huā cǎo quán dōu wěi suō le

      花草萎缩

      The flowers and plants have all withered.

    • zhī tǐ wěi suō

      肢体萎缩

      The limbs have shrivelled.

    • zǐ gōng wěi suō

      子宫萎缩

      atrophy of the uterus

  • 2

    n.atrophy

    • liǎng tuǐ wěi suō

      萎缩

      legs atrophy

    • jī ròu wěi suō

      肌肉萎缩

      muscular atrophy

    • gān wěi suō

      萎缩

      hepatatrophy

  • 3

    v.(of market/economy, etc.) shrink; decline

    • wěi suō de gòng tóng zī chǎn

      萎缩共同资产

      a shrinking pool of assets

    • jīng jì rì qū wěi suō

      经济日趋萎缩

      The economy is shrinking by the day.

    • chū kǒu mào yì chū xiàn wěi suō

      出口贸易出现萎缩

      There has been some shrinkage in export trade.

  • 4

    adj.listless

    • jīng shen wěi suō

      精神萎缩

      having no energy or enthusiasm