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浓缩
nóngsuō
Description
"浓缩"的意思是把液体里的水分去掉，让它变得更浓。
"浓缩" means to remove the water from a liquid to make it more concentrated.
我们也常用这个词来说把很多内容变得简短，比如"浓缩的历史"。
We also often use this word to mean making a lot of content shorter, like a "浓缩的历史".
Meanings
浓缩nóngsuō
to concentrate a liquid by removing water
这种果汁是浓缩的，喝的时候要加水。
This juice is concentrated and should be diluted with water before drinking.
浓缩nóngsuō
to condense or sum up into something short
这本书把他的一生浓缩在几页里。
This book condenses his entire life into a few pages.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
浓 (thick/dense) + 缩 (shrink/reduce), literally to make dense by shrinking.
- Nuance
often seen in 浓缩果汁 (concentrated juice) and figurative 浓缩精华 (condensed essence).
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