suk1 sai3縮細缩细
Jyutpingsuk1 sai3
Yalesūk sai
Definition
To shrink or reduce in size, scale, quantity, or scope.
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How it's used
Focuses on the physical or abstract reduction of size, scale, or scope. It is frequently used when discussing digital images, documents, or clothing that has lost its original dimensions. Unlike general words for decrease, this specifically implies a contraction of the object's own boundaries.
Examples
This shirt shrank a lot after washing.
Can you make the pattern smaller?
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 減少, which refers to a decrease in quantity or frequency. Use 縮細 when the physical size or the scope of an area is being compressed.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
