缩短(suō duǎn): to shorten
to shorten
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
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Word information
- Pinyin
- suō duǎn
- Meaning
- to shorten; to reduce; to curtail
- HSK level
- HSK 4
- Characters
- 2
- Traditional
- 縮短
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 缩短 — tap one to open its word page.
suō缩xiǎo小
HSK 4to reduce; to decrease; to shrink
shēn伸suō缩
HSK 7-9to lengthen and shorten
yā压suō缩
HSK 7-9to compress; compression
shōu收suō缩
HSK 7-9to pull back
nóng浓suō缩
HSK 7-9to concentrate; to condense
wèi畏suō缩
HSK 7-9to cower; to flinch; to quail; to recoil
jié节yī衣suō缩shí食
HSK 7-9to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
jǐn紧suō缩
HSK 7-9(economics) to reduce
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