缩短

Meaning(verb)

to curtail; to cut down

Opposite: 延长 (to lengthen).

Examples

• 高铁缩短了两个城市之间的距离。

  gāo tiě suō duǎn le liǎng gè chéng shì zhī jiān de jù lí.

  High-speed rail has shortened the distance between the two cities.

• 会议时间缩短到一个小时。

  huì yì shí jiān suō duǎn dào yí gè xiǎo shí.

  The meeting was shortened to one hour.

• 我们要想办法缩短生产时间。

  wǒ men yào xiǎng bàn fǎ suō duǎn shēng chǎn shí jiān.

  We need to find ways to shorten production time.

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