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缩短 Pronunciation and Pinyin

缩短 Usage and Examples

shorten

reduce

The characters in 缩短

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
缩
suō14shrink, contract, recoil
短
duǎn12short, brief, lack, flaw

More words starting with 缩

  • suō缩yi一suō缩Shrink, Crouch
  • suō缩jiǎn减to reduce; to cut down
  • suō缩qù去shrink, recede
  • suō缩hé合condensation, condense
  • suō缩huí回To draw back, recoil, or retract.
  • suō缩huí回qu去le了retracted, shrank back
  • suō缩zài在huddle in, curl up in
  • suō缩xiǎo小shrink, narrow
  • suō缩chǐ尺Scale, Reduced scale
  • suō缩chéng成yì一kǔn捆bundle up, huddle up
  • suō缩lǒng拢contract, draw in
  • suō缩lǒng拢chéng成shrink into, contract into

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Questions about 缩短

What does 缩短 mean in Chinese?

缩短 (suō duǎn) means “shorten, reduce”.

How do you pronounce 缩短?

缩短 is pronounced suō duǎn in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “shorten” in Chinese?

“shorten” is 缩短 (suō duǎn) in Chinese.

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