"shorten" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
缩短 縮短 suō duǎn to shorten / to reduce / to curtail syn
弄短 nòng duǎn to shorten / shortening
tuǒ clip / shorten / throw away
ruǎn (archaic) to shorten
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
伸缩 伸縮 shēn suō to lengthen and shorten / flexible / adjustable / retractable / extensible / telescoping (collapsible) syn
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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