缩写

縮寫

suōxiě

noun #8,270

Measure Word

一个缩写 gè

Meanings

1 abbreviation
2 acronym
3 to abbreviate

Characters

to shrink; to contract

Examples

「北大」是「北京大学」的缩写。

「Běidà」shì「Běijīng Dàxué」de suōxiě.

'Beida' is the abbreviation for 'Peking University'.

这个词可以缩写成两个字。

Zhège cí kěyǐ suōxiě chéng liǎng gè zì.

This word can be abbreviated to two characters.

你知道GDP的中文缩写是什么吗？

Nǐ zhīdào GDP de zhōngwén suōxiě shì shénme ma?

Do you know what the Chinese abbreviation for GDP is?

Tips

usage

缩写 works as both a noun ('abbreviation') and a verb ('to abbreviate'). Chinese abbreviations often take the first character of each word: 北京大学 → 北大, 清华大学 → 清华.

Stroke Order

缩 suō

写 xiě