HSK 5 vocabulary › 缩短
缩短
缩短 in English: to curtail; to cut down
suō duǎn
to curtail; to cut down
How to pronounce 缩短
suō duǎn (without tone marks: suo duan). suō is a first (high, level) tone; duǎn is a third (low, dipping) tone.
Characters in 缩短
缩 suō
to withdraw; to pull back; to contract
to withdraw; to pull back; to contract
短 duǎn
short; brief; to lack
short; brief; to lack
Related words
| 短 | duǎn | short; brief | HSK 3 |
| 短信 | duǎn xìn | text message; SMS | HSK 4 |
| 收缩 | shōu suō | to pull back; to shrink | HSK 6 |
| 压缩 | yā suō | to compress; compression | HSK 6 |
| 短促 | duǎn cù | short in time; fleeting | HSK 6 |