shorten; reduce; cut down
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to shorten; to reduce; to cut down
A versatile verb used for making physical things or abstract concepts shorter in length, duration, or distance.
Gōng工
chǎng厂
xū需
yào要
suō缩
duǎn短
shēng生
chǎn产
zhōu周
qī期
。
The factory needs to shorten the production cycle.
Wèi为
le了
jié节
shěng省
shí时
jiān间
，
wǒ我
men们
suō缩
duǎn短
le了
huì会
yì议
shí时
jiān间
。
To save time, we shortened the meeting duration.
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Xīn新
de的
gāo高
sù速
gōng公
lù路
suō缩
duǎn短
le了
liǎng两
zuò座
chéng城
shì市
zhī之
jiān间
de的
jù距
lí离
。
The new highway shortened the distance between the two cities.
Qǐng请
bǎ把
zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
suō缩
duǎn短
dào到
wǔ5
bǎi0
zì0
yǐ字
nèi以
内
。
Please shorten this article to within 500 words.
Zhèng政
fǔ府
jué决
dìng定
suō缩
duǎn短
zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
de的
shěn审
pī批
liú流
chéng程
。
The government decided to shorten the approval process for this project.