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缩短 suō duǎn 缩 (suō) contract, draw in, reduce宿 (sù) stop, rest, lodge, stay overnight纟 (mì) Seide短 (duǎn) short or brief矢 (shǐ) arrow, dart豆 (dòu) beans, peas 26

Accepted Answer

縮短 to curtail 该剧经删去两场而缩短了.gāi jù jīng shānqù liǎng chǎng ér suōduǎn leThe play was shortened by the omission of two scenes.他们与雇主达成的协议是他们在工资方面降低要求, 但每周工时要缩短.tāmen yǔ gùzhǔ dáchéng de xiéyì shì tāmen zài gōngzī fāngmiàn jiàngdī yāoqiú dàn měizhōu gōngshí yào suōduǎnThe bargain they reached with their employers was to reduce their wage claim in return for a shorter working week.挛缩一种异常且常为永久性的缩短，如肌肉或瘢痕组织，会导致扭曲或变形，特别是身体关节处luán suō yīzhǒng yìcháng qiě cháng wéi yǒngjiǔxìng de suōduǎn rú jīròu huò bānhén zǔzhī huì dǎozhì niǔqū huò biànxíng tèbié shì shēntǐ guānjié chǔAn abnormal, often permanent shortening, as of muscle or scar tissue, that results in distortion or deformity, especially of a joint of the body. 5

Hanzi	缩短
Traditional	縮短
Pinyin	suō duǎn
Dict	to curtail
Components	*缩 (suō)* contract, draw in, reduce** 宿 (sù) stop, rest, lodge, stay overnight 纟 (mì) Seide *短 (duǎn)* short or brief** 矢 (shǐ) arrow, dart 豆 (dòu) beans, peas
example Sentences	该剧经删去两场而缩短了. gāi jù jīng shānqù liǎng chǎng ér suōduǎn le The play was shortened by the omission of two scenes. 他们与雇主达成的协议是他们在工资方面降低要求, 但每周工时要缩短. tāmen yǔ gùzhǔ dáchéng de xiéyì shì tāmen zài gōngzī fāngmiàn jiàngdī yāoqiú dàn měizhōu gōngshí yào suōduǎn The bargain they reached with their employers was to reduce their wage claim in return for a shorter working week. 挛缩一种异常且常为永久性的缩短，如肌肉或瘢痕组织，会导致扭曲或变形，特别是身体关节处 luán suō yīzhǒng yìcháng qiě cháng wéi yǒngjiǔxìng de suōduǎn rú jīròu huò bānhén zǔzhī huì dǎozhì niǔqū huò biànxíng tèbié shì shēntǐ guānjié chǔ An abnormal, often permanent shortening, as of muscle or scar tissue, that results in distortion or deformity, especially of a joint of the body.
Strokes	26
HSK	5

Suōduǎn Suō Reduce Tāmen De Shì Huò 缩短