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Meaning of 短

Pinyin duǎn

Radical

矢

Strokes

Definition

lack / short

Usage

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短 [duǎn] 形 (Adjective) 1. Length small; opposite of "长 (cháng)": short period; short and temporary; short and urgent; short distance; short lifespan; short message; short and shallow; short troops engage. 2. Lacking; insufficient: short of; deficient. 3. Shortcoming: shortcoming; protective shortcoming; take the long to make up for the shortfall. 引 (Example) 1. 《说文》: 短，有所长短，以矢为正. "According to it, short means not long." 2. 《吕氏春秋·长见》: "It is about long sight and short sight." 3. 《荀子·非相》: "Emperor Yao is long; Emperor Shun is short..." 4. 《战国策·赵策》: "The old minister thought the plan of Madam was short." 例 (Example) 1. 如: short employment; short-distance mule; short section (segmental short journey); short note (loan proof); short strap (short rope, metaphor for shallow knowledge); short dream (temporary dream). 动 (Verb) 1. Extended meaning of being insufficient, lacking: short of; insufficient. 2. To point out shortcomings, expose faults. 3. To shorten. 4. To intercept; roadblock. 引 (Example) 1. 《清·徐珂《清稗类钞·战事类》: "Westerners have long firearms but short techniques." 2. 如: not short on cash expenses; short in conduct; short, insufficient; shortfall; short on food and clothing. 名 (Noun) 1. Shortcoming; fault. 2. Surname. 引 (Example) 1. 《明·李渔《闲情偶寄·种植部》: "Combining the strengths of all flowers while removing their shortcomings." 2. 如: shortcoming; bad idea; comment on someone's faults; expose faults; take the long to compensate for the shortfall.

长吁短叹 cháng xū duǎn tàn

long moan and short gasp (idiom); continually moaning and groaning in pain

自寻短见 zì xún duǎn jiàn

commit suicide / seek one's own destruction

短剑 duǎn jiàn

dagger

剪短 jiǎn duǎn

cut / clip / dock

短刀 duǎn dāo

short sword / tanto / dagger / coutel / snickersnee / whinger / cutlass

短小精悍 duǎn xiǎo jīng hàn

(of a person) short but plucky (idiom) / (of an article) concise and forceful

揭短 jiē duǎn

rake up sb.'s faults / catch sb. on the raw / find out sb.'s shortcomings

短暂 duǎn zàn

of short duration / brief / momentary

短期 duǎn qī

short term / short-term

短柄 duǎn bǐng

short handle

短棒 duǎn bàng

stub

短促 duǎn cù

short in time / fleeting / brief / gasping (breath) / curt (tone of voice)

短信 duǎn xìn

text message / SMS

短浅 duǎn qiǎn

narrow and shallow

短尾猴 duǎn wěi hóu

stump-tailed macaque / stump-tailed monkey

短短的 duǎn duǎn de

short / very brief

短短 duǎn duǎn

short

缩短 suō duǎn

to curtail / to cut down

长短 cháng duǎn

length / duration / accident / right and wrong / good and bad / long and short

短篇小说 duǎn piān xiǎo shuō

short story

短缺 duǎn quē

shortage

简短 jiǎn duǎn

brief (statement, summary etc) / briefly / brevity

短线 duǎn xiàn

short term

短小 duǎn xiǎo

short / small / short and small

短命 duǎn mìng

to die young / short-lived

短文 duǎn wén

essay / tractate

短篇 duǎn piān

opuscule / short story

短裤 duǎn kù

short pants / shorts

短程 duǎn chéng

short range

短笛 duǎn dí

piccolo

短衫 duǎn shān

blouse / short gown

短袖衫 duǎn xiù shān

printed stretch short shirt / short-sleeved shirt

短袖 duǎn xiù

short sleeves / short-sleeved shirt

短袜 duǎn wà

sock

超短裙 chāo duǎn qún

miniskirt

短裙 duǎn qún

kilt / philabeg / fillibeg

短跑 duǎn pǎo

sprint (race)

短距离 duǎn jù lí

short distance / a stone's throw away

短途 duǎn tú

short distance

扬长避短 yáng cháng bì duǎn

to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom) / to play to one's strengths