HSK 3.0 Vocabulary
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HSK 5 · verb · Practice

缩短

suōduǎn

to shorten; to reduce

高铁缩短了两地之间的时间。

Gāotiě suōduǎnle liǎng dì zhījiān de shíjiān.

High-speed rail has cut the travel time between the two places.

← 损失sǔnshī 缩小suōxiǎo →
短 duǎn short; brief 短裤 duǎnkù shorts 短信 duǎnxìn text message; SMS 短处 duǎnchù shortcoming; weak point; failing 短期 duǎnqī short-term; in a short time 缩小 suōxiǎo to shrink; to reduce; to narrow 长短 chángduǎn length; duration; merits and faults 短缺 duǎnquē to be short of; shortage 压缩 yāsuō to compress; to condense 短暂 duǎnzàn brief; short-lived 简短 jiǎnduǎn short; brief 节衣缩食 jiéyī-suōshí to economize on food and clothing; to live very frugally
HSK 3.0 Vocabulary

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