Traditional: 縮短
缩短 (suō duǎn) means “to curtail; to cut down”. It is an HSK 5 Chinese word (traditional 縮短) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
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缩短工作时间能提高效率。
Suōduǎn gōngzuò shíjiān néng tígāo xiàolǜ.
Shortening working hours can improve efficiency.
Updated: 2026-05-27