短期 | duǎn qī | short term; short-term | |
缩短 | suō duǎn | to curtail; to cut down | |
短缺 | duǎn quē | shortage | |
短暂 | duǎn zàn | of short duration; brief; momentary | |
长短 | cháng duǎn | length; duration; accident; right and wrong; good and bad; long and short |
1 | I owe you three yuan. | |
2 | This is the shortest way. | |
3 | All the others are here; he's the only one missing. | |
4 | He began to take to us after that first day and we learned so much about him in that short time period. | |
5 | I always hear about women who have really short labors. How common are they? |