伸缩 (伸縮)
shēn suō
Pinyin

Definition

伸缩 (伸縮)
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shēn suō
  1. to lengthen and shorten
  2. flexible
  3. adjustable
  4. retractable
  5. extensible
  6. telescoping (collapsible)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (17)

伸出
shēn chū
  1. 1 to extend
伸
shēn
  1. 1 to stretch
  2. 2 to extend
伸冤
shēn yuān
  1. 1 to right wrongs
  2. 2 to redress an injustice
伸展
shēn zhǎn
  1. 1 stretching
  2. 2 extension
伸手
shēn shǒu
  1. 1 to reach out with one's hand
  2. 2 to hold out a hand
  3. 3 (fig.) to beg
  4. 4 to get involved
  5. 5 to meddle

Idioms (4)

伸手不见五指
shēn shǒu bù jiàn wǔ zhǐ
  1. 1 pitch-dark (idiom)
有仇不报非君子，有冤不伸枉为人
yǒu chóu bù bào fēi jūn zǐ , yǒu yuān bù shēn wǎng wéi rén
  1. 1 one who doesn't avenge an injustice is not a gentleman, one who doesn't redress a wrong is not a man (idiom)
能伸能屈
néng shēn néng qū
  1. 1 can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take
  2. 2 flexible
能屈能伸
néng qū néng shēn
  1. 1 can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take
  2. 2 flexible