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to shorten

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

suo1duan3 • suōduǎn

Meaning


Primary

to shorten

Alternatives

shorten, to cut short, cut short

Mnemonic


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

Usage


請 縮短 開會 的 時間。

Please shorten the meeting time.

這 條 路 可以 縮短 車程。

This road can shorten the travel time.

我們 把 假期 縮短 了 兩 天。

We shortened our vacation by two days.