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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 缩短

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
缩短 suō duǎn - to shorten; to reduce; to curtail

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
5 4 13,219 5,622 12,637

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
缩 suō- to withdraw
- to pull back
- to contract
- to shrink
- to reduce
- abbreviation
- also pr. [su4]
短 duǎn- short
- brief
- to lack
- weak point
- fault

Other Words Containing 缩短

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
缩短 5 4 13,219 5,622 12,637