缩短
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
缩短 (suōduǎn) · to shorten
缩短 (suōduǎn) means “to shorten; to cut down”. It is written with 2 characters: 缩 (to withdraw) + 短 (short). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 缩短 is built
The characters
缩 suō · to withdraw
What 缩 is made of
- 纟sī — silk
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 宿sù — to stop
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 佰bǎi — hundred
- 亻rén — person
- 百bǎi — one hundred
- 宀 — roof
Origin hint: 纟 gives the meaning, 宿 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
短 duǎn · short
What 短 is made of
- 矢shǐ — arrow
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 天tiān — sky
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
- 豆dòu — beans
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 矢 gives the meaning, 豆 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
新路缩短了上班的时间。Xīn lù suōduǎn le shàng bān de shíjiān.The new road has shortened the commute.
会议能缩短一点吗？Huìyì néng suōduǎn yīdiǎn ma?Can the meeting be a bit shorter?
Questions about 缩短
What does 缩短 mean?
缩短 (suōduǎn) means “to shorten; to cut down”.
How do you pronounce 缩短?
缩短 is pronounced suōduǎn.
Which HSK level is 缩短?
缩短 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 缩小suōxiǎoto shrink
- 收缩shōusuōto shrink
- 压缩yāsuōto compress
- 短信duǎnxìntext message
- 短处duǎnchùweakness
- 短裤duǎnkùshorts
- 短期duǎnqīshort-term
- 短促duǎncùshort
- 短duǎnshort
Learn 缩短 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 92: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.