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缩写

suō xiě · suo xie

Traditional 縮寫

Meaning

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  1. abbreviation
  2. to abridge
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Names are too long

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，这个(zhège)名字(míngzi)太(tài)长(cháng)了(le)，表格(biǎogé)写(xiě)不下(bùxià)。

    Dengdeng, this name is too long. It does not fit in the form.

  2. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)用(yòng)缩写(suōxiě)吧(ba)。

    Then use an abbreviation.

  3. Liangliang

    “北京大学(běijīngdàxué)”的(de)缩写(suōxiě)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    What is the abbreviation of "Beijing University"?

  4. Dengdeng

    是(shì)“北大(běidà)”。很多(hěnduō)名字(míngzi)都(dōu)有(yǒu)缩写(suōxiě)。

    It is "北大". Many names have abbreviations.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)两个(liǎnggè)人(rén)名字(míngzi)的(de)缩写(suōxiě)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    Then what is the abbreviation of our two names?

  6. Dengdeng

    灯亮(dēngliàng)！听起来(tīngqilai)像(xiàng)一盏(yīzhǎn)灯(dēng)亮(liàng)了(le)。

    灯亮! It sounds like a lamp turning on.

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2 examples
01

请(qǐng)把(bǎ)这(zhè)个(ge)长(cháng)单(dān)词(cí)的(de)缩(suō)写(xiě)写(xiě)在(zài)括(kuò)号(hào)里(lǐ)。

Please write the abbreviation of this long word in the brackets.

02

编(biān)辑(jí)把(bǎ)这(zhè)篇(piān)报(bào)道(dào)缩(suō)写(xiě)成(chéng)了(le)两(liǎng)段(duàn)。

The editor abridged this report into two paragraphs.

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