萎缩

wěisuō

to wither; to dry up (of a plant)

Traditional 萎縮

HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9 verbverb / noun

Meaning

wěisuō wei3 suo1

to wither
to dry up (of a plant)
to atrophy (of muscle, social custom etc)

Example sentences

tā他de的tuǐbù腿部jīròu肌肉zài在tā他wòchuángbùqǐ卧床不起de的qī七gè个yuè月zhōng中wěisuō萎缩le了。

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

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