缩短
Meaning
- to shorten; to reduce; to curtail
Example sentence
我们缩短了会议时间。
We shortened the meeting time.
Characters in 缩短
- 缩 suō to contract, to shrink; to withdraw
- 短 duǎn short
缩 to contract plus 短, short. 缩 gives 缩小 and 收缩; 延长 with 延 to extend is its opposite.