萎缩
wěisuō
verbHSK 7-9
“To wither” in Chinese is 萎缩 (wěisuō).
Meaning
- to wither
- to dry up (of a plant)
- to atrophy (of muscle, social custom etc)
Example
金融泡沫会导致实体经济的萎缩，并可能最终造成经济的全面衰退。
Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).
Characters
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Not to be confused with: 畏缩 (wèisuō, to cower; to flinch; to quail; to recoil)