短

Stroke order

Example sentences

• 她的头发很短。

  Tā de tóu fa hěn duǎn

  Her hair is very short.

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• 她发了一条短信。

  Tā fā le yī tiáo duǎn xìn

  She sent a text.

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• 短回答是是。

  Duǎn huí dá shì shì

  The short answer is yes.

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• 你为什么总是发短信？

  Nǐ wèi shén me zǒng shì fā duǎn xìn

  Why are you texting all the time?

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Words containing 短

• 短duǎn 3short; brief; to lack; weak point; fault
• 短信duǎn xìn 3–4 text message; SMS
• 短期duǎn qī 3–1 short term; short-term
• 短裤duǎn kù 3–4 short pants; shorts
• 短处duǎn chù 3–4 shortcoming; defect; fault; one's weak points
• 缩短suō duǎn 1–3 to curtail; to cut down
• 短片duǎn piàn 3–4 short film; video clip
• 长短cháng duǎn 2–3 length; accident; mishap; right and wrong; good and bad; merits and demerits
• 短促duǎn cù 3–4 short in time; fleeting; brief; gasping (breath); curt (tone of voice)
• 短暂duǎn zàn 3–4 of short duration; brief; momentary
• 简短jiǎn duǎn 3–3 → 2–3brief (statement, summary etc); briefly; brevity
• 短缺duǎn quē 3–1 shortage