Definition & Meaning

flinch; recoil; cringe; shrink in fear

Word usage

Words with wei suo

wèi suō

畏 缩

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NHSK 789－3 RW AABB

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v.flinch; recoil; cringe; shrink in fear
- zài cuò zhé miàn qián háo bù wèi suō
  在挫折面前毫不畏缩
  never shrink from difficulty
- wèi suō bù qián
  畏缩不前
  hang back
- wèi suō fā dǒu
  畏缩发抖
  tremble with fear
- wèi suō tuì què
  畏缩退却
  shrink back
- lín wēi wèi suō
  临危畏缩
  recoil from danger
- tā men sì hū méi yǒu wèi suō de yì si
  他们似乎没有畏缩的意思。
  He seemed to have no idea of shrinking from it.
- tā xiǎng dào nà cì yì wài shì gù jiù gǎn dào wèi suō
  她想到那次意外事故就感到畏缩。
  She cringed at the thought of the accident.
synonym
hài pà害怕 kǒng jù恐惧 wèi jù畏惧 jù pà惧怕 dǎn qiè胆怯 jì dàn忌惮 wèi qiè畏怯

Word usage

Reduplication
"畏缩" can be reduplicated, for example: "畏畏缩缩".
- 他每次和她说话都是畏畏缩缩的。
  He flinched each time he spoke to her.

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