Chinese Word: 短 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

短HSK 3

Pinyin: duǎn

English Definition: short; brief; to lack; weak point; fault

Chinese Definition:
①长度小，与“长(cháng)”相对：短期。短暂。短促。短途。短命。短讯。短浅。短兵相接。短小精悍。
②缺少，欠：短少。短缺。
③缺点：短处。护短。取长补短。
④欠缺长。

Antonyms: 长

Total strokes: 12; Radical: 矢

Pictophonetic:豆 indicates the sound; 矢 (dart) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 矢 [ shǐ ] arrow, dart; to vow, to swear
- 豆 [ dòu ] beans, peas; bean-shaped

Similar Characters: 鋀

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短期	duǎn qī	short term; short-term
缩短HSK 5	suō duǎn	to curtail; to cut down
短缺	duǎn quē	shortage
短暂	duǎn zàn	of short duration; brief; momentary
长短HSK 3	cháng duǎn	length; duration; accident; right and wrong; good and bad; long and short

1		zhè fèn 这份 bào gào 报告 bǐ 比 shàng cì 上次 duǎn 短。 This report is shorter than the last one.
2		tā 她 de 的 tóu fa 头发 biàn de 变得 duǎn 短 le 了。 Her hair got shorter.
3		zhè 这 tiáo 条 qún zi 裙子 yǒu 有 diǎn r 点儿 duǎn 短。 This skirt is a little short.
4		xià tiān 夏天 chuān 穿 duǎn kù 短裤 fēi cháng 非常 shū fu 舒服。 It's very comfortable to wear shorts in summer.
5		tā 他 de 的 duǎn chù 短处 shì 是 quē fá 缺乏 zì xìn xīn 自信心。 His shortcoming is lack of self-confidence.

1		zhè fèn 这份 bào gào 报告 bǐ 比 shàng cì 上次 duǎn 短。 This report is shorter than the last one.
2		tā 她 de 的 tóu fa 头发 biàn de 变得 duǎn 短 le 了。 Her hair got shorter.
3		zhè 这 tiáo 条 qún zi 裙子 yǒu 有 diǎn r 点儿 duǎn 短。 This skirt is a little short.
4		xià tiān 夏天 chuān 穿 duǎn kù 短裤 fēi cháng 非常 shū fu 舒服。 It's very comfortable to wear shorts in summer.
5		tā 他 de 的 duǎn chù 短处 shì 是 quē fá 缺乏 zì xìn xīn 自信心。 His shortcoming is lack of self-confidence.