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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 duǎnduan3short; brief; to lack; weak point; fault
2短期 短期 duǎn duan3 qi1short term; short-term
3短暂 短暫 duǎn zànduan3 zan4of short duration; brief; momentary
4短促 短促 duǎn duan3 cu4short in time; fleeting; brief; gasping (breath); curt (tone of voice)
5短缺 短缺 duǎn quēduan3 que1shortage
6短语 短語 duǎn duan3 yu3phrase (grammar)
7短波 短波 duǎn duan3 bo1shortwave (radio)
8短篇小说 短篇小說 duǎn piān xiǎo shuōduan3 pian1 xiao3 shuo1short story
9短耳鸮 短耳鴞 duǎn ěr xiāoduan3 er3 xiao1(bird species of China) short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)
10短裤 短褲 duǎn duan3 ku4short pants; shorts
11短空 短空 duǎn kōngduan3 kong1poor prospects in the short term (finance)
12短距起落飞机 短距起落飛機 duǎn luò fēi duan3 ju4 qi3 luo4 fei1 ji1short takeoff and landing aircraft
13短句 短句 duǎn duan3 ju4clause
14短斤少两 短斤少兩 duǎn jīn shǎo liǎngduan3 jin1 shao3 liang3to short-measure and short-weight
15短见 短見 duǎn jiànduan3 jian4dagger; short-sighted; suicide
16短简 短簡 duǎn jiǎnduan3 jian3brief
17短嘴山椒鸟 短嘴山椒鳥 duǎn zuǐ shān jiāo niǎoduan3 zui3 shan1 jiao1 niao3(bird species of China) short-billed minivet (Pericrocotus brevirostris)
18短歌 短歌 duǎn duan3 ge1ballad
19短多 短多 duǎn duōduan3 duo1good prospects in the short term (finance)
20短打扮 短打扮 duǎn banduan3 da3 ban5shorts; tight-fitting clothes
21短粗 短粗 duǎn duan3 cu1stocky (short and robust)
22短绌 短絀 duǎn chùduan3 chu4shortcoming; defect; fault; one's weak points; ; to be short of; to fall short
23短程 短程 duǎn chéngduan3 cheng2short range
24短波长 短波長 duǎn chángduan3 bo1 chang2short wavelength
25短兵相接 短兵相接 duǎn bīng xiāng jiēduan3 bing1 xiang1 jie1lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom); fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat; to fight at close quarters

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