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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