Verbshorten; curtail; cut down

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 缩短.
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短 stroke order svg

Practice writing 缩短 (suō duǎn) with our free printable handwriting worksheet

Character Breakdown

缩短 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 缩短 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 缩短 with other words naturally.
Verb + Complementwith一半
suō
duǎn
bàn
neutral
shorten by half
Verb + Object
suō
duǎn
neutral
shorten the distance
suō
duǎn
shí
jiān
neutral
shorten the time
Adverb + Verbwith大大
suō
duǎn
neutral
greatly shorten

Example Sentences with 缩短

suō
duǎn
le
shéng
zi
I shortened the rope.
wèi
le
gǎn
shàng
jié
zhǐ
men
suō
duǎn
xiàng
zhōu
To meet the deadline, we must shorten the project cycle.
néng
suō
duǎn
xià
de
yán
shí
jiān
ma
Can you shorten your speaking time a bit?
wèi
le
jié
shěng
shí
jiān
men
suō
duǎn
le
huì
To save time, we shortened the meeting.
bìng
méi
yǒu
suō
duǎn
chū
chāi
xíng
chéng
fǎn
ér
yán
cháng
le
tiān
He did not shorten his business trip; on the contrary, he extended it by a few days.
shǐ使
yòng
zhè
ge
kuài
jié
jiàn
xiǎn
zhù
suō
duǎn
cāo
zuò
zhòu
Using this shortcut key can significantly shorten the operational steps.
xīn
zhèng
zhǐ
zài
suō
duǎn
shēn
qǐng
liú
chéng
gāo
bàn
shì
xiào
The new policy aims to shorten the application process and improve efficiency.
suī
rán
suō
duǎn
le
yán
shí
jiān
dàn
chǎn
pǐn
zhì
liàng
bìng
wèi
xià
jiàng
Although the R&D time was shortened, the product quality did not decline.