| 退缩 | tuì suō | to shrink back / to cower | ![]() |
| 蜷缩 | quán suō | to curl up / to huddle / to cower / cringing | ![]() |
| 畏缩 | wèi suō | to cower / to flinch / to quail / to recoil | ![]() |
| 瑟缩 | sè suō | to curl up shivering (from cold) / timid and trembling (in fear) / to shrink / to cower | ![]() |
| 拉稀 | lā xī | (coll.) to have diarrhea / to shrink back / to cower | ![]() |
| 抖缩 | dǒu suō | to cower / to tremble | ![]() |
| 趑趄嗫嚅 | zī jū niè rú | faltering steps, mumbling speech (idiom) / hesitant / cringing / to cower | ![]() |
| 趦趄嗫嚅 | zī jū niè rú | faltering steps / mumbling speech / hesitant / cringing / to cower | ![]() |
