缩
短

缩短 (suō duǎn) – to curtail

suō duǎn

to curtail

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 縮短1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to curtail
  2. 2to cut down

Simplified & traditional

缩短

Simplified

縮短

Traditional

Example sentences

See 缩短 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 别吸烟。吸烟可能缩短你的阴茎。

    bié xī yān 。 xī yān kě néng suō duǎn nǐ de yīn jīng 。

    Don't smoke. Smoking can shorten your penis.

Related words

短

duǎn

short

缩

suō

to withdraw

短信

duǎn xìn

text message

缩小

suō xiǎo

to reduce

短处

duǎn chù

shortcoming

短裤

duǎn kù

short pants

短期

duǎn qī

short term

短片

duǎn piàn

short film

长短

cháng duǎn

length

短缺

duǎn quē

shortage

短暂

duǎn zàn

of short duration

简短

jiǎn duǎn

brief (statement, summary etc)

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