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缩短

/ suōduǎn /
Strokes

Definition

to curtail/to cut down

Example

As a Verb
cut down; shorten; curtail; contract
1
Tā
她
bǎ
把
qúnzi
裙子
suōduǎn
缩短
le
了
yī
一
yīngcùn
英寸
。

She shortened the skirt by an inch.

2
Bǎ
把
fāyán
发言
suōduǎn
缩短
dào
到
èrshí
二十
fēnzhōng
分钟

curtail a speech to 20 minutes

3
Bǎ
把
bàogào
报告
suōduǎn
缩短
yībàn
一半

cut a report down by half

4
Suōduǎn
缩短
zhànxiàn
战线

contract the front; shorten the battle line

5
Suōduǎn
缩短
jùlí
距离

reduce the distance; narrow the gap

6
Suōduǎn
缩短
jiàqī
假期

curtail a holiday

7
Suōduǎn
缩短
gōngzuò
工作
shíjiān
时间

cut down/reduce/curtail the working hours

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