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Information of 短

Pinyinduǎn

Radical

矢

Strokes

12 strokes

Usage

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Definition

lack / short

短 [duǎn] 形 1. Length small, opposite to "长 (cháng)" (short). 指两端距离小。与“长”相对。指空间或指时间。 2. Short-lived. 寿命短促。 3. Shallow; superficial. 浅薄，简陋。 动 1. To extend meaning of insufficiency, to lack. 引申为不足，缺乏。 2. To expose shortcomings; to reveal faults. 指摘缺点，揭发过失。 3. To shorten. 缩短。 4. To intercept; to rob. 指短路。拦路抢夺。 名 1. Shortcoming; fault. 缺点；过失。 2. A surname. 姓。

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

Input Method for 短

Pinyinduan3

Wubi

tdgu

Cangjie

okmrt

Zhengma

maju

Four Corner

81818

Unicode

U+77ed

Same Pronunciation Characters

断段短端缎锻椴簖斷緞鍛偳媏褍鍴塅葮瑖腶碫毈躖籪㱭㫁䠪

Same Radical Characters

矢矣知矩矫短矮矬矦矧矯矲矤矨矱矰矪䂕䂒䂔䂓䂑䂐䂏