Chinese Contractions (缩约) While speaking to Chinese Speakers, I sometimes notice that words are left out of a sentence. I have also read this thread on Chinese Contractions. When longer phrases are shortened in Chinese is this the same thing as a contraction? I know I have heard of this but I cannot seem to recall one at the moment. Are there some common examples of 缩约?
Some examples would be:

全国人民代表大会 is shortened as &quot;人大&quot;
超級女聲 is shortened as &quot;超女&quot;
中央電視台 is shorten as &quot;央視&quot;