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

HSK 1

「北大」是「北京大学」的缩写。

" Běidà " shì " Běijīng Dàxué " de suōxiě.

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

HSK 1

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?

HSK 2

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.

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