畏缩

wèisuō

to cower; to flinch; to quail; to recoil

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 7 trad. 畏縮

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困难面前他畏缩了。

He flinched in the face of difficulty.

谁遇到困难就畏缩?

Who recoils at any difficulty?