Character

短 duǎn

short; brief; deficient, lacking

HSK 3 #889

短信 duǎn xìn HSK 4	text message; SMS
缩短 suō duǎn HSK 5	to curtail; to cut down
短促 duǎn cù HSK 6	short in time; fleeting; brief; gasping (breath); curt (tone of voice)
短暂 duǎn zàn	of short duration; brief; momentary
短裤 duǎn kù	short pants; shorts
简短 jiǎn duǎn	brief (statement, summary etc); briefly; brevity
长话短说 cháng huà duǎn shuō	to make a long story short (idiom)
短期 duǎn qī	short term; short-term
短片 duǎn piàn	short film; video clip
短路 duǎn lù	short circuit
短缺 duǎn quē	shortage
三长两短 sān cháng liǎng duǎn	unexpected misfortune; unexpected accident; sudden death
短语 duǎn yǔ	phrase (grammar)
短命 duǎn mìng	to die young; short-lived
短篇小说 duǎn piān xiǎo shuō	short story
短袖 duǎn xiù	short sleeves; short-sleeved shirt
目光短浅 mù guāng duǎn qiǎn	to be shortsighted
短波 duǎn bō	shortwave (radio)
短袜 duǎn wà	sock
短程 duǎn chéng	short range
短跑 duǎn pǎo	sprint (race)
短距离 duǎn jù lí	short distance; a stone's throw away
短剑 duǎn jiàn	dagger
短处 duǎn chù	shortcoming; defect; fault; one's weak points
长短 cháng duǎn	length; duration; accident; right and wrong; good and bad; long and short

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