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缩短
缩短
suō
duǎn
to curtail; to cut down
Traditional
縮短
HSK 3.0 · Level 4
HSK 2.0 · Level 5
verb
Meaning
suō
duǎn
suo1 duan3
to curtail
to cut down
Example sentences
yǒurén
有人
gàosù
告诉
guò
过
wǒ
我
，
wǒmen
我们
měi
每
chōu
抽
yī
一
gēn
根
yān
烟
，
shòumìng
寿命
jiù
就
huì
会
suōduǎn
缩短
qī
七
fēnzhōng
分钟
。
Someone told me that every cigarette you smoke takes seven minutes away from your life.
Words sharing a character
缩小
suō
xiǎo
to reduce
收缩
shōu
suō
to pull back
浓缩
nóng
suō
to concentrate (a liquid)
萎缩
wěi
suō
to wither
压缩
yā
suō
to compress; compression
退缩
tuì
suō
to shrink back
缩水
suō
shuǐ
to shrink (in the wash)
缩影
suō
yǐng
miniature version of sth
紧缩
jǐn
suō
(economics) to reduce
伸缩
shēn
suō
to lengthen and shorten
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