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缩短
suō duǎn
shorten, cut short
HSK 5Legendary
What does 缩短 mean?
缩短 (pinyin: suō duǎn) means shorten, cut short. It belongs to the official HSK 5 vocabulary (advanced), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
Example with 缩短
Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 短
The characters of 缩短
| 缩 | suō | component character |
| 短 | duǎn | short (HSK 3) |
Related HSK 5 words
| 剪刀 | jiǎn dāo | scissors |
| 广大 | guǎng dà | vast, broad |
| 长途 | cháng tú | long-distance |
| 房东 | fáng dōng | landlord, landlady |
| 主观 | zhǔ guān | subjective |
| 舅舅 | jiù jiu | maternal uncle |
| 鸽子 | gē zi | pigeon |
| 开幕式 | kāi mù shì | opening ceremony |
Full HSK 5 list · Translate a sentence with 缩短
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