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Expressing "to shrink in value" with 缩水 (suōshuǐ)
Structure
Subject + 缩水
Explanation
缩水 (suōshuǐ) literally means "to shrink in water" but is widely used figuratively to mean "to lose value" or "to depreciate." It describes situations where an asset, salary, or quantity decreases from its original amount. It is commonly seen in financial and everyday contexts.
Examples
房价缩水让很多购房者损失惨重。
Fángjià suōshuǐ ràng hěn duō gòufángzhě sǔnshī cǎnzhòng.
The drop in housing prices caused heavy losses for many homebuyers.
物价上涨以后，工资实际上已经缩水了。
Wùjià shàngzhǎng yǐhòu, gōngzī shíjì shàng yǐjīng suōshuǐ le.
After prices went up, wages have effectively shrunk in real terms.
这款产品的配置缩水了，但价格没变。
Zhè kuǎn chǎnpǐn de pèizhì suōshuǐ le, dàn jiàgé méi biàn.
The specs of this product were downgraded, but the price stayed the same.
房价缩水让很多购房者损失惨重。
fángjià suōshuǐ ràng hěnduō gòufángzhě sǔnshī cǎnzhòng.
Falling housing prices caused heavy losses for many homebuyers.
物价上涨以后，工资实际上已经缩水了。
wùjià shàngzhǎng yǐhòu, gōngzī shíjì shàng yǐjīng suōshuǐ le.
After prices rose, wages have effectively shrunk.
这款产品的配置缩水了，但价格没变。
zhè kuǎn chǎnpǐn de pèizhì suōshuǐ le, dàn jiàgé méi biàn.
The specifications of this product were downgraded, but the price stayed the same.