Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
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| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
| 1 | 短 | 短 | duǎn | duan3 | short; brief; to lack; weak point; fault | ||
| 2 | 缩短 | 縮短 | suō duǎn | suo1 duan3 | to curtail; to cut down | ||
| 3 | 长短 | 長短 | cháng duǎn | chang2 duan3 | length; duration; accident; right and wrong; good and bad; long and short | ||
| 4 | 短期 | 短期 | duǎn qī | duan3 qi1 | short term; short-term | ||
| 5 | 短暂 | 短暫 | duǎn zàn | duan3 zan4 | of short duration; brief; momentary | ||
| 6 | 短促 | 短促 | duǎn cù | duan3 cu4 | short in time; fleeting; brief; gasping (breath); curt (tone of voice) | ||
| 7 | 短缺 | 短缺 | duǎn quē | duan3 que1 | shortage | ||
| 8 | 短语 | 短語 | duǎn yǔ | duan3 yu3 | phrase (grammar) | ||
| 9 | 简短 | 簡短 | jiǎn duǎn | jian3 duan3 | brief (statement, summary etc); briefly; brevity | ||
| 10 | 短波 | 短波 | duǎn bō | duan3 bo1 | shortwave (radio) | ||
| 11 | 短篇小说 | 短篇小說 | duǎn piān xiǎo shuō | duan3 pian1 xiao3 shuo1 | short story | ||
| 12 | 形容词短语 | 形容詞短語 | xíng róng cí duǎn yǔ | xing2 rong2 ci2 duan3 yu3 | adjectival phrase | ||
| 13 | 家长家短 | 家長家短 | jiā cháng jiā duǎn | jia1 chang2 jia1 duan3 | family goings-on | ||
| 14 | 短兵相接 | 短兵相接 | duǎn bīng xiāng jiē | duan3 bing1 xiang1 jie1 | lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom); fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat; to fight at close quarters | ||
| 15 | 道长不短 | 道長不短 | dào cháng bù duǎn | dao4 chang2 bu4 duan3 | neither too long nor too short (idiom) | ||
| 16 | 短波长 | 短波長 | duǎn bō cháng | duan3 bo1 chang2 | short wavelength | ||
| 17 | 尺短寸长 | 尺短寸長 | chǐ duǎn cùn cháng | chi3 duan3 cun4 chang2 | abbr. for 尺有所短 ，尺有所短 ，寸有所长 | ||
| 18 | 大短趾百灵 | 大短趾百靈 | dà duǎn zhǐ bǎi líng | da4 duan3 zhi3 bai3 ling2 | (bird species of China) greater short-toed lark (Calandrella brachydactyla) | ||
| 19 | 吃人家的嘴软，拿人家的手短 | 吃人家的嘴軟，拿人家的手短 | chī rén jiā de zuǐ ruǎn , ná rén jiā de shǒu duǎn | chi1 ren2 jia1 de5 zui3 ruan3 , na2 ren2 jia1 de5 shou3 duan3 | lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom); fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted | ||
| 20 | 超短裙 | 超短裙 | chāo duǎn qún | chao1 duan3 qun2 | miniskirt | ||
| 21 | 超短波 | 超短波 | chāo duǎn bō | chao1 duan3 bo1 | ultra short wave (radio); UHF | ||
| 22 | 棕褐短翅莺 | 棕褐短翅鶯 | zōng hè duǎn chì yīng | zong1 he4 duan3 chi4 ying1 | (bird species of China) brown bush warbler (Locustella luteoventris) | ||
| 23 | 长枪短炮 | 長槍短炮 | cháng qiāng duǎn pào | chang2 qiang1 duan3 pao4 | camera (jocular) | ||
| 24 | 残年短景 | 殘年短景 | cán nián duǎn jǐng | can2 nian2 duan3 jing3 | at the end of the year (idiom) | ||
| 25 | 斑胸短翅莺 | 斑胸短翅鶯 | bān xiōng duǎn chì yīng | ban1 xiong1 duan3 chi4 ying1 | (bird species of China) spotted bush warbler (Locustella thoracica) |
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