緊縮

See also: 紧缩

Chinese

		tight; nervous; strict	to withdraw; to pull back; to contract to withdraw; to pull back; to contract; to shrink; to reduce
trad. (緊縮)		緊	縮
simp. (紧缩)		紧	缩
anagram		縮緊／缩紧

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jǐnsuō

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄙㄨㄛ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gan² suk¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kín-sok / kín-siok

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jǐnsuō
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄙㄨㄛ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jǐnsuo
  - Wade–Giles: chin³-so¹
  - Yale: jǐn-swō
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiinsuo
  - Palladius: цзиньсо (czinʹso)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹ su̯ɔ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gan² suk¹
  - Yale: gán sūk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gan² suk⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: gen² sug¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐn³⁵ sʊk̚⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kín-sok
  - Tâi-lô: kín-sok
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kynsog
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /kin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɔk̚³²/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /kin⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sɔk̚⁵/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /kin⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sɔk̚³²/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kín-siok
  - Tâi-lô: kín-siok
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kynsiog
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei, Zhangzhou): /kin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔk̚³²/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /kin⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɔk̚³²/

Verb

緊縮

to reduce; to cut back (on expenses, spending, etc.); to tighten (money)
緊縮開支／紧缩开支 ― jǐnsuō kāizhī ― to cut back on expenses

Synonyms

削 (literary, or in compounds)
削減 / 削减 (xuējiǎn)
壓縮 / 压缩 (yāsuō)
損 / 损 (sǔn) (literary, or in compounds)
撤 (chè)
收縮 / 收缩 (shōusuō)
消減 / 消减 (xiāojiǎn)
減低 / 减低 (jiǎndī)
減削 / 减削 (jiǎnxuè)
減少 / 减少 (jiǎnshǎo)
減損 / 减损 (jiǎnsǔn)
減縮 / 减缩 (jiǎnsuō)
減輕 / 减轻 (jiǎnqīng)
省卻 / 省却 (shěngquè)
砍 (kǎn)
縮減 / 缩减 (suōjiǎn)
耗
裁 (cái)
裁汰 (cáitài) (literary)
裁減 / 裁减 (cáijiǎn)
鐫汰 / 镌汰 (juāntài) (literary)
降低 (jiàngdī)

Noun

緊縮

(economics) austerity
緊縮措施／紧缩措施 ― jǐnsuō cuòshī ― austerity measures
(economics) tightening
貨幣緊縮／货币紧缩 ― huòbì jǐnsuō ― monetary tightening

Japanese

Kanji in this term
緊	縮
きん Grade: S	しゅく Grade: 6
on'yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kʲĩɰ̃ɕɨkɯ̟]

Noun

緊(きん)縮(しゅく) • (kinshuku)

shrinkage, cut
spending cutback, economy
緊縮(きんしゅく)財政(ざいせい)政策(せいさく)
kinshuku zaisei seisaku
austerity measure

Verb

緊(きん)縮(しゅく)する • (kinshuku suru) transitive suru (stem 緊(きん)縮(しゅく)し (kinshuku shi), past 緊(きん)縮(しゅく)した (kinshuku shita))

to shrink, to cut
to cut back spending

Conjugation

Conjugation of "緊縮する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	緊縮し	きんしゅくし	kinshuku shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	緊縮し	きんしゅくし	kinshuku shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	緊縮する	きんしゅくする	kinshuku suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	緊縮する	きんしゅくする	kinshuku suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	緊縮すれ	きんしゅくすれ	kinshuku sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	緊縮せよ¹ 緊縮しろ²	きんしゅくせよ¹ きんしゅくしろ²	kinshuku seyo¹ kinshuku shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	緊縮される	きんしゅくされる	kinshuku sareru
Causative	緊縮させる緊縮さす	きんしゅくさせるきんしゅくさす	kinshuku saseru kinshuku sasu
Potential	緊縮できる	きんしゅくできる	kinshuku dekiru
Volitional	緊縮しよう	きんしゅくしよう	kinshuku shiyō
Negative	緊縮しない	きんしゅくしない	kinshuku shinai
Negative continuative	緊縮せず	きんしゅくせず	kinshuku sezu
Formal	緊縮します	きんしゅくします	kinshuku shimasu
Perfective	緊縮した	きんしゅくした	kinshuku shita
Conjunctive	緊縮して	きんしゅくして	kinshuku shite
Hypothetical conditional	緊縮すれば	きんしゅくすれば	kinshuku sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

“緊縮”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
緊	縮

Noun

緊縮 • (ginchuk) (hangeul 긴축)

hanja form^? of 긴축 (“austerity”)