缩短

Traditional form:

縮短

Pinyin (reading):

suōduǎn

Definitions:

• to shorten; to reduce; to curtail

Characters:

• 缩 - to withdraw, to shrink, to pull back; abbreviation
• 短 - brief, short; deficient, lacking

Traditional characters:

• 縮 - to withdraw, to shrink, to pull back; abbreviation
• 短 - brief, short; deficient, lacking