Dictionary/萎缩

萎缩 萎縮

wěi suō

ㄨㄟˇ ㄙㄨㄛ
VHSK 7-9TOCFL L5core 10k
1to wither
2to dry up (of a plant)
3to atrophy (of muscle, social custom etc)

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萎缩

Example

tā他de的tuǐ腿bù部jī ròu肌肉zài在tā他wò卧chuáng床bù不qǐ起de的qī七gè个yuè月zhōng中wěi suō萎缩liǎo了。
他的腿部肌肉在他卧床不起的七个月中萎缩了。
The muscles in his legs had atrophied during the seven months he was bedridden.