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to shorten

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

suo1duan3 • suōduǎn

Meaning


Primary

to shorten

Alternatives

shorten, to cut short, cut short

Mnemonic


缩短 To shorten means 缩 to shrink something in length or duration so that it becomes 短 short.

Usage


请 缩短 开会 的 时间。

Please shorten the meeting time.

这 条 路 可以 缩短 车程。

This road can shorten the travel time.

我们 把 假期 缩短 了 两 天。

We shortened our vacation by two days.