萎缩

wěi suō

HSK 7 verb

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Meaning 释义

  1. to wither
  2. to dry up (of a plant)
  3. to atrophy (of muscle, social custom etc)

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In real sentences 真实例句

水果shuǐguǒ放fàng久jiǔ了le，就jiù会huì萎缩wěisuō。

Fruit that has been left for a long time will shrink.

Tatoeba #1587783

他tā的de腿部tuǐbù肌肉jīròu在zài他tā卧床wòchuáng不bù起qǐ的de七qī个gè月中yuèzhōng萎缩wěisuō了le。

The muscles in his legs had atrophied during the seven months he was bedridden.

Tatoeba #864398

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