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title: "Suoduan Meaning: 缩短 (suōduǎn) Means “to shorten”"
description: "缩短 (traditional 縮短, suōduǎn) means “to shorten; to cut down”. Hear its tones, see what 缩 and 短 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/suoduan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 缩短 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

缩短 suōduǎn

## to shorten; to cut down

## Its characters

1. 缩 suō to reduce
2. 短 duǎn short

## In a sentence

这条新路缩短了我们上班的时间。 This new road has shortened our commute to work.

[More about 缩短](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%BC%A9%E7%9F%AD)

## More words with 缩 or 短

- [短裤 duǎnkù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duanku)
- [短期 duǎnqī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duanqi)
- [短缺 duǎnquē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duanque)
- [短信 duǎnxìn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duanxin)
- [短暂 duǎnzàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duanzan)
- [浓缩 nóngsuō](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nongsuo)
- [收缩 shōusuō](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shousuo)
- [缩减 suōjiǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/suojian)
- [缩小 suōxiǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/suoxiao)
- [压缩 yāsuō](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yasuo)

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