Nantoka/缩短suō duǎnTraditional: 縮短HSK 4缩短 (suō duǎn) is a Chinese word meaning “to shorten; to reduce; to curtail”.Meanings1to shorten; to reduce; to curtailPart of speechverbCharacters in 缩短缩suō · to withdraw短duǎn · shortRelated words短short短暂of short duration; brief; momentary短裤short pants缩小to reduce; to decrease; to shrink退缩to shrink back; to cower缩to withdraw简短brief (statement, summary etc)缩写abbreviation长话短说(idiom) to make a long story short; to keep it brief短期short-term收缩to pull back短片short filmStudy Chinese with flashcards →