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萎缩

Traditional 萎縮

wěi suō

to wither

HSK 7–9

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Meanings

wěi suō 萎縮

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

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In sentences

他tā的de腿部tuǐ bù肌肉jī ròu在zài他tā卧床wò chuáng不bù起qǐ的de七qī个gè月yuè中zhōng萎缩wěi suō了le。The muscles in his legs had atrophied during the seven months he was bedridden. #864398