Definition
缩写 as a verb means 'to abridge' or 'to shorten' a text, speech, or work. It is commonly used in academic and publishing contexts. Note that 缩写 is also widely used as a noun meaning 'abbreviation' or 'acronym', but this row covers only the verb usage.
v.
to abridgeto shorten (a text or work)
Examples
- ，缩写。Zhè piān wénzhāng tài cháng le, xūyào suō xiě yíxià.This article is too long and needs to be abridged.
- 缩写。Lǎoshī ràng wǒmen bǎ kèwén suō xiě chéng liǎng bǎi zì.The teacher asked us to abridge the text to 200 characters.
- 缩写，。Tā suō xiě le nà běn xiǎoshuō, chūbǎn le yí ge jiǎnhuà bǎn.He abridged that novel and published a simplified version.
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