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缩短
suō duǎn
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- pinyin
- suō duǎn
- simplified
- 缩短
- traditional
- 縮短
1 · 动词
to shorten; to reduce; to curtail
缩短；减少；减少
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The new railway shortened travel time between urban and rural areas.
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新铁路缩短了城乡之间的通勤时间。
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