短
duǎn
HSK level: HSK 3
Meaning
short; brief; to lack; weak point; fault
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Examples
短回答是是。
duǎn huí dá shì shì。
The short answer is yes.
蝴蝶的寿命短。
hú dié de shòu mìng duǎn。
The life span of a butterfly is short.
他把头发剪短了。
tā bǎ tóu fā jiǎn duǎn le。
He had his hair cut short.
Words with this character
短暂 duǎn zàn of short duration短期 duǎn qī short-term短裤 duǎn kù short pants缩短 suō duǎn to shorten简短 jiǎn duǎn brief短片 duǎn piàn short film短缺 duǎn quē shortage长短 cháng duǎn length短处 duǎn chù shortcoming短促 duǎn cù short in time短信 duǎn xìn text message一长一短 yī cháng yī duǎn talking endlessly短发 duǎn fà short hair短篇小说 duǎn piān xiǎo shuō short story短袖 duǎn xiù short sleeves短时间 duǎn shí jiān short term短板 duǎn bǎn short stave of the barrel短波 duǎn bō shortwave短仓 duǎn cāng short position短程 duǎn chéng short range短传 duǎn chuán short pass短粗 duǎn cū stocky短笛 duǎn dí piccolo