suō xiě
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  • 1

    n.abbreviation; condensation

    • zhè ge dān cí de suō xiě shì shén me

      这个单词缩写什么

      What is the abbreviation of this word?

    • shì de suō xiě xíng shì

      DrDoctor缩写形式

      "Dr" is the abbreviation of "Doctor".

    • shì de suō xiě

      MrMister缩写

      "Mr" is the abbreviation of "Mister".

  • 2

    v.(usually a long novel) condense a written work into more concise form

    • tā bǎ zhè piān wén zhāng jìn xíng le suō xiě

      文章进行缩写

      He abbreviated the article.

    • wǒ suō xiě le zhè piān xiǎo shuō

      缩写小说

      I abbreviated the novel.

    • tā shàn cháng bǎ cháng piān xiǎo shuō suō xiě chéng duǎn piān xiǎo shuō

      擅长长篇小说缩写短篇小说

      He is good at abbreviating novels into short stories.

  • 3

    v.abbreviate; abridge

Chinese words with pinyin suo xie