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extend shorten

yán cháng · suō duǎn

Extend and shorten in Chinese

The opposite of yanchang in Chinese is 缩短 (suō duǎn, shorten). 延长 (yán cháng) means extend. See the Chinese antonyms list.

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延长与缩短反义词图解 - Extend and Shorten Chinese Antonym illustration

The panda pulls the striped scarf open, so the scarf is extended. It folds the scarf up, so the scarf is shortened.

extend

和“缩短”意思相反。

shorten

和“延长”意思相反。

相关汉字 Related characters

yán 延
suō 缩
duǎn 短

生活例句 Example

看图说一说:这边是延长,那边是缩短。

Look and say it: this side is extend, and that side is shorten.

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互动练习:看图选出“延长”的反义词。

“缩短 shorten”的反义词是什么? What is the opposite?