Chinese word

浓缩

Pronunciation

Pinyinnóng suō

Meaning

  • adjectiveconcentrated

Example

我喝的是浓缩果汁。wǒ hē de shì nóng suō guǒ zhī

The fruit juice I am drinking is concentrated.

Illustration for 浓缩 (concentrated)

More examples

会议材料做了浓缩版，便于快速阅读。huì yì cái liào zuò le nóng suō bǎn biàn yú kuài sù yuè dú

The meeting materials were made into a condensed version for quick reading.

Core concept

A smaller volume holds a denser share of the original flavor, nutrients, or active ingredients.

Common phrases

  • 浓缩果汁nóng suō guǒ zhī

    concentrated fruit juice

  • 浓缩版nóng suō bǎn

    condensed version

  • 浓缩精华nóng suō jīng huá

    concentrated essence

Similar words

浓郁nóng yù: Rich and full in taste or smell.
浓厚nóng hòu: Strong and full in taste, feeling, or atmosphere.
浓稠nóng chóu: Thick and slow-flowing, with a noticeable syrupy consistency.

Definition in Chinese

通过蒸发或其他方法减少体积，使原物质在单位体积内的味道、营养或活性成分比原来更集中的性质或状态。tōng guò zhēng fā huò qí tā fāng fǎ jián shǎo tǐ jī shǐ yuán wù zhì zài dān wèi tǐ jī nèi de wèi dào yíng yǎng huò huó xìng chéng fèn bǐ yuán lái gèng jí zhōng de xìng zhì huò zhuàng tài

Word origin

浓缩 (nóngsuō, "concentrated") combines 浓 (nóng, "dense or strong") with 缩 (suō, "to shrink"), linking reduced volume with contents gathered more closely.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this word commonly modifies a food or drink name, while the surrounding sentence can show whether it describes a finished product or the process that produced it.

Other meanings

  • concentrateverb

Opposites

  • 稀薄xī bódiluteadjective

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