缩短

tā bǎ qún zi suō duǎn le

她把裙子缩短了。

She shortened the skirt.

wǒ men tǎo lùn le shì fǒu yīng gāi suō duǎn zhè mén kè chéng de shí jiān

我们讨论了是否应该缩短这门课程的时间。

We discussed whether to shorten the length of the course or not.

suō duǎn měi zhōu gōng zuò rì yì wèi zhe jǐ bǎi wàn yuán gōng huì jiàng gōng zī

缩短每周工作日意味着几百万员工会降工资。

A shorter working week will mean pay cuts for millions of workers.

suō duǎn xué zhì

缩短学制

shorten the period of schooling

suō duǎn jù lí

缩短距离

reduce the distance

suō duǎn qī xiàn

缩短期限

shorten the deadline

suō duǎn chā jù

缩短差距

narrow the gap

suō duǎn fā yán shí jiān

缩短发言时间

curtail speech time

suō duǎn piān fú

缩短篇幅

cut down the number of pages

suō duǎn gōng zuò rì

缩短工作日

shortened working day