1. (economics) to reduce
2. to curtail
3. to cut back
4. to tighten
5. austerity
6. tightening
7. crunch

1. to terminate
2. to cut short
3. to bring to a stop
4. to squeeze
5. to tighten
6. to damage
7. variant of 杀 shā

1. tight
2. strict
3. close at hand
4. near
5. urgent
6. tense
7. hard up
8. short of money
9. to tighten

1. to contract (an illness)
2. to be afflicted with
3. to suffer from

1. to contract
2. to undertake (a job)

1. to contract
2. to abbreviate
3. abbreviation

1. to suffer (from illness)
2. to contract (a disease)
3. misfortune
4. trouble
5. danger
6. worry

1. to pull back
2. to shrink
3. to contract
4. (physiology) systole

1. to withdraw
2. to pull back
3. to contract
4. to shrink
5. to reduce
6. abbreviation
7. also pr. sù

1. to cover
2. to wrap
3. to hold
4. to include
5. to take charge of
6. to contract (to or for)
7. package
8. wrapper
9. container
10. bag
11. to hold or embrace
12. bundle
13. packet

classifiers: 個, 隻